Moving Towards Zero Waste in Connecticut
Connecticut’s Incinerator is shutting down - now is not the time to expand a polluting ash disposal facility.
Connecticut’s Incinerator is shutting down - now is not the time to expand a polluting ash disposal facility.
For Plastic Free July, will you join us in calling on restaurants and businesses to reopen with non-toxic reuse?
New Jersey’s ban on single-use carryout bags and polystyrene foam containers will go into effect one year from now, or May 2022! This victory was the result of the groundswell of concern over the damage being caused to our environment by waste and single-use plastics. This is only the beginning of the paradigm shift toward zero waste happening in New Jersey, across the U.S., and around the world. In the next part of our ReThink Disposable Blog Series, we will take a look at state policies in the works that will move us ever closer toward a zero waste future.
NJ's statewide ban on single-use carryout bags and polystyrene foam containers was a huge victory made possible in part by the 50 plus local ordinances banning these and other single-use disposables. This just goes to show how powerful local policies can be in creating larger change. So what else can municipalities do?