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Why is Baltimore City burning our yard waste?

June 25, 2024 | By Jennifer Kunze
For decades, Baltimore City code has banned the disposal of yard waste and recyclable materials at the City's landfill. CB23-0466 will extend that to all landfills and incinerators, requiring private waste haulers and the City government to divert yard waste for composting instead of incineration. Read our testimony signed by 23 organizations and technical comments for a more in-depth analysis of the bill:
A picture of the BRESCO trash incinerator in Baltimore
General MD Baltimore Harbor. Credit HES Photography. Shutterstock
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Testimony on Baltimore City's FY24 budget

May 25, 2023 | By Jennifer Kunze
Clean Water Action, on behalf of our 5,000 members in Baltimore City, urges that deliberations about Baltimore City’s FY24 budget prioritize spending on solid waste and sewage infrastructure and management that will protect the environment and public health.
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After the #trashtag

March 15, 2019 | By Johnathan Berard

Internet challenges come and go, and generally I don’t pay much attention to them. This week, however, I began to see pictures of people posing with bags full of trash they had collected pop up all over social media. It seems the #trashtag challenge has taken off across the globe, bringing a ton of

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Baltimore City Council stands up for cleaner air from BRESCO

July 25, 2017 | By Jennifer Kunze

The BRESCO trash incinerator is the largest air polluter in Baltimore, wastes what could be a valuable resource for local businesses using zero waste practices, and connects with a system of steam pipes that put residents and visitors of Baltimore at risk. In May, the City Council passed a

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Zero Waste Events: Join the Reuse Revolution!

October 19, 2016 | By Jenny Vickers

Did you know that enough plastic exists to cover the entire Earth in cling wrap? Everywhere you look, you can find water bottles, grocery bags, random pieces of polystyrene foam, nylons and other plastics.

According to a study published in Science in January 2016, more than 300 million tons of

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