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Cedar Lake Triathlon Goes Zero Waste
The collaboration between Clean Water Action’s team, the United Church of Chester, and the Cedar Lake Triathlon Series replaced disposable cups and plastic water bottles with reusable cups and silicone water bottles, resulting in a reduction of roughly 200 disposable cups and 20 plastic bottles per race from the trash. Throughout a season, that adds up quickly.
ReThink Disposable Collaborates with Schools to Bring Reuse to our Youth
K-12 students spend half their year in school, with up to 60% of students choosing school-provided lunch options. Pre-K and daycare kids are in these educational settings year-round. Unfortunately, many schools serve meals on disposable cafeteria foodware such as polystyrene foam trays and plastic utensils.
Why Plastic Free July?
Each year we collaborate with our reuse partners to highlight our work reducing single use plastic foodware from our waste streams. Why? Well, we know that 50% of all plastic ever produced has been manufactured since 2000. We also know that plastic contains forever chemicals that are known to cause health problems in humans.
This July, let’s make America the Land of the Plastic-Free!
This Plastic Free July, take stock of your consumer habits, strive to reduce your plastic consumption, spread the word, take action in your community, and speak out to your local government. Let's demand an end to the reign of “disposable” plastics and build a sustainable, reusable future!
Official Statement | EPA Announces Plan to Delay and Weaken PFAS Drinking Water Protections
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intention to reconsider the April 2024 health-based drinking water limits for four PFAS “forever” chemicals and to delay protections for two more.