Take the Pledge to Reduce Single-Use!
There are so many things you can do to reduce your disposables footprint. These are our Top 10 actions for how to ReThink Disposable. Make a pledge below to continue doing the ones you already do, and choose the new actions you are willing to commit to.
Keep Toxic PFAS Out of Food Packaging
Learn more about PFAS, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of chemicals that are commonly used and highly dangerous.
Demand a Plastic Free Providence!
Clean Water Action is working to ensure a plastic free Providence, starting with phasing out single-use disposable plastic bags.
Rhode Island Trash Trawl - Solving the Problem of Microplastics
In summer 2017, we conducted a “trash trawl” in the bay to look for microplastics lurking in our own backyard in Narragansett Bay from July 18-22. The goal was to figure out how much microplastic pollution there is in the bay, where the most plastic can be found, and ultimately, what we can do to stop it from entering our waters to begin with.
Protect Families and Firefighters from Flame Retardants
Flame retardant chemicals sound like a good thing.
Green Infrastructure Coalition
Clean Water Action is a leading member of the Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition, which advocates for natural landscaping methods to help clean and control storm water. Learn more.