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2023 MD Legislative Session Wrap Up

April 11, 2023 | By Emily Ranson and Jennifer Kunze

Every year, Maryland's General Assembly meets for just 90 days at the beginning of the year. It was a busy, hectic legislative session, and it just ended on Monday! We've been hard at work lobbying and organizing for clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. Here's how our top priorities fared!

Maryland State House at night with blossoming trees and construction

A compost pile at Prince George's County's compost facility.

Expanding On-Farm Compost

April 5, 2023 | By Emily Ranson

A critical piece missing in Maryland’s effort to divert food waste from landfills and incinerators is the capacity to compost food scraps.

Diversion out of Landfills and Incinerators

April 5, 2023 | By Emily Ranson

Maryland legislation passed in 2021 requiring large food waste generators to divert away from landfills and incinerators and towards a list of zero waste strategies including composting, donating serviceable food, and using for agricultural purposes.

Let’s Get Composting DC!

March 10, 2023 | By Michael Bochynski

Food waste is a significant problem for the environment and for food access. Even though 40 percent of our food goes to waste, the problem of food insecurity is particularly pronounced in the District of Columbia where 13.2% of all households were food insecure from 2013 – 2015.

Our Clean Water Priorities in the 2023 MD Legislative Session

January 7, 2023 | By Emily Ranson and Jennifer Kunze

Maryland's 2023 legislative session has begun! For 90 days stretching until April 10, advocates across Maryland will be busily at work passing legislation through the House and Senate and to the desk of our new Governor Moore. Here are the top bills that we'll be prioritizing at Clean Water Action and how you can take action - we can't do it without you!

Food Waste Diversion in Action

January 1, 2021 | By Emily Ranson

Organic recycling is simply another type of recycling - transforming the waste so it can be reused as a soil amendment and does not clutter our landfills.

How does waste management at a business work?

Most businesses contract with a waste management company to deal with their waste, unlike