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Blogs from our national ReThink Disposable Team

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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.
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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!
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Plastic Free July ReThink Disposable Webinar

July 30, 2024 | Virtual
Join us for a dynamic conversation with our expert panel—featuring a state legislator, celebrity chef, school administrator, charitable meal program director, and program manager at an environmental agency—on how we can move beyond single-use plastics for good.
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Making Waves 2025

July 24, 2025 | Oakland, CA
Join us on July 24 for Clean Water's Making Waves 2025!
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ReThink Takes on Takeout - No More Trash To-Go

Changing consumer behavior to return reusable takeout items - creating the circular economy we are looking to build - will take time, education, and commitment from the food service industry and programs such as ours, so ReThink Disposable is rethinking takeout.