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Moving away from zero waste in Montgomery County?
UPDATE: On April 15, the bill to suspend the disposable bag fee in Montgomery County was withdrawn! Read more in the County's press release here. When conducting necessary shopping, please remember to bring your clean reusable bag, bag your groceries yourself, and wash the reusable bag between each use.
Across the world, people are desparate to avoid exposure to coronavirus to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. Unfortunately, the plastics industry is working hard to take advantage of this fear to roll back the significant progress that those communities have made
Earth Day Design Contest
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22nd, Clean Water Action invites all parents and kids to join our Earth Day Design Contest!
Why do you keep asking me for money?
We get asked this question a lot – even more frequently of late. You deserve some answers.
In ordinary times, Clean Water Action sends out 2 or 3 fundraising (or fundraising-related) appeals each month. Most frequently, this is done by email. We may also call you on the phone, send you a letter in the mail, or (pre-COVID-19) visit you at home when one of our teams is out knocking on doors in your neighborhood.
These are the most effective tools we have to grow and support our organization and to keep our members and the public informed and involved. We know from experience (I think you know
Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19
A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.
Letters and emails from Clean Water Action?
Like many nonprofits, many of our most important communications with our members are planned out many weeks in advance – a much longer timeframe than the rapid pace with which the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading.
This means, chances are, you have received one or more communications that were written “before.” Here’s what we would like you to know, now:
All of us here at Clean Water Action sincerely hope you and your family are healthy and remain so.
Our organization has responded by cancelling meetings, conferences and long-distance travel this spring. We’ve also temporarily suspended the door