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Support the DC Bottle Bill!
Right now, the DC City Council is considering the Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025: aka, the DC Bottle Bill! To get this important bill passed, we need you to make your voice heard and let your council member know that you support the it and the positive impact it can have on reducing waste in the District.
Every year, hundreds of millions of beverage containers are sold in D.C., yet only a fraction are recycled. Too many of these bottles and cans are tossed in the trash, burned in incinerators, or washed into the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. Once there, they
Tell the D.C. Council: Support the FloodSmart Homes program!
It is incumbent upon the District to provide resources to help its most disinvested and underrepresented neighborhoods, especially in Wards 7 and 8, that are most at risk of flooding. Urge the D.C. Council to restore $10 million for FloodSmart Homes!
Let's pass the DC Bottle Bill!
On Wednesday, the Washington DC City Council held a hearing on the Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025: aka, the DC Bottle Bill! To get this important bill passed, we need you to make your voice heard and let your council member know that you support the it and the positive impact it can have on reducing waste in the District.
We all use bottles and cans. Now, we can all be part of the solution. Support the DC Bottle Bill and help create a cleaner, healthier city for future generations.
What is the DC Bottle Bill?
The DC Bottle Bill is a proposed law designed to cut
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.