ReThink Disposable

Blogs from our national ReThink Disposable Team

Zero Waste for the Holidays

November 19, 2020 | By Holly Harris and Maura Toomey

Winter is almost here and the season for holiday entertaining is fast approaching. While hosting any kind of gathering, it is easy to focus on convenience rather than on how much waste you are creating. Yet, every bit of trash generated will end up polluting the environment down the line. Waste and plastic pollution has become a global environmental crisis, threatening our waterways and oceans, wildlife, public health, and even our climate.

Recognition for our Campaigns to End Plastic Pollution

September 1, 2020 | By Grace Lee

Clean Water Action’s ReThink Disposable team is excited to have received the Bow and Arrow award from the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC). This award recognizes our program’s mission to bring together stakeholders in the restaurant industry to reduce the consumption of harmful single

Bottled Water: The Human Health Consequences of Drinking from Plastic

July 29, 2020 | By Tatum Pied

Next time you reach for the bottle of "pure" water, think twice as popular brands may be selling you water contaminated with microplastics and toxic chemicals from their plastic packaging.

Plastic Free July 2020

July 13, 2020 | By Maura Toomey

We are in one of the worst eras of plastic pollution ever, but we are also in one of the best moments of plastic pollution activism! Join us in celebrating Plastic Free July - a month dedicated to raising awareness and taking action to fight plastic pollution.

During COVID 19: Reusable Bags are Still the Better Choice

June 24, 2020 | By Maurice Sampson

Please join our campaign! Start by writing to City Council NOW and email me to learn about other ways you can help. Also, if your store has stopped allowing the use of reusable bags, please contact them and urge them to allow reusable bags again. Together, let’s make it happen.

ReThink Disposable_Celebrate Friends_Adobe Spark.jpg

Support Small Businesses in Their Time of Need

April 29, 2020 | By Grace Lee and Chris Slafter

We love our partners in our ReThink Disposable program. Those businesses have worked hard to eliminate their use of single-use food ware by switching to reusable food ware, and have also helped to educate their customers about why it is so important to move away from our disposable culture. And we