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10 Things You Can Do About Toxic PFAS Chemicals
PFAS are a family of approximately 9,000 human-made chemicals that are effective at repelling grease, water, and stains, as well as combating certain types of fires.
Help Us Prevent Waste and Litter in San Mateo!
We're looking for passionate and outgoing volunteers to survey 400 San Mateo County food businesses to support a future policy that will reduce the volume of litter and waste in your community.
Please use the links below to register for one of the four two-hour training sessions being offered:
Tuesday, April 16 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 from 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The training sessions will be held at the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability, located in Redwood City at 455 County
We’re Taking On Toxic PFAS
PFAS are commonly used and highly dangerous. The use of long-chain PFAS in the U.S. is being phased out due to an increased awareness of their harmful effects, yet, the short-chain versions -- or those with a smaller number of carbon fluorine bonds -- are still actively used in consumer products.
Taking on Toxic PFAS Food Packaging in Rhode Island
PFAS are commonly used and highly dangerous, and their use in items like food packaging increases the potential for exposure in people. These chemicals can leach out of individual food packaging products into food and beverages. Here in Rhode Island, we working to stop this toxic chemical at the source.
Starbucks and Our Plastic Pollution Problem
The globe is covered in plastic waste. The "to-go" coffee culture is a big part of this problem. Take Starbucks, for example. Starbucks uses more than 8,000 paper cups a minute, which adds up to more than four billion a year.