Waste

Clean Water is  taking-on single use products. From shopping bags, to food and beverage packaging, to plastic water bottles, our goal is to minimize the use of single use products.  We engage businesses, local governments, and individual consumers in rethinking the disposable lifestyle.

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New Jersey

ReThink Disposable - Community

Take Action! Refuse single use disposables, choose to reuse in your day-to-day lives, support local policies, and inspire others too.

 

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Recent Actions

Maryland

Set stronger air pollution limits for BRESCO!

The BRESCO trash incinerator burns municipal waste from Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and contractors across the region.

Set stronger air pollution limits for BRESCO!
California

Take the Pledge to Reduce Single-Use today!

Pledge to reduce your reliance on single-use disposable products and packaging.

Take the Pledge!
Rhode Island

Let's Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags in Rhode Island!

Let your State Representative and Senator know that you want them to support statewide legislative efforts to phase out single-use plastic bags once and for all!

Let's Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags in Rhode Island!
New Jersey

Help Us Pass a Strong Plastic Bag Bill!

Ask Governor Murphy and the NJ State Legislature for a better solution on plastics.

 

New Jersey: Let's Pass a Stronger Plastic Bag Bill!

Press Releases

August 28, 2018
Governor Murphy Clears a Path to Break the Plastics Habit that is Ruining the Planet

Clean Water Action praises Governor Phil Murphy’s veto of bill (S2600/A3267) passed by the NJ legislature in June that would put a 5-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bag. This bill would have prevented municipalities from passing stronger local ordinances on plastic bags.

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August 24, 2018
Governor Murphy Commits to Veto Bag Bill, Leading the Way for a Better Solution on Plastics

Governor Phil Murphy has committed to veto a bill (S2600/A3267) passed by the NJ legislature in June that would put a 5-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags, according to Senate Environment Committee Chairman Bob Smith, D-Piscataway.

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July 20, 2018
Greener Events in the Garden State: Indie Street Film Fest in Red Bank

Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable program is excited to partner with Indie Street to make the event a greener experience for event-goers. Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable program prevents waste before it starts by partnering with businesses and communities to minimize single use disposable packaging in food service to conserve resources, prevent waste and ocean pollution.

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Related Waste Topics

Waste Publications

Waste Blog Posts

The Ban From China That is Ending Recycling As We Know It
August 10, 2018

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Why Littering Is Not the True Problem
July 30, 2018

In our efforts to reduce waste, we have often heard people say that the “real” problem is the people who throw their garbage on the sidewalk and out their car windows. Of course, we agree that we should change this behavior, but the truth is that littering is not the real problem. We need to change the entire system because the plastic trash that floats in the world's oceans actually decompose and release potentially toxic substances into the water. 

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Short-term Satisfaction, Long-Term Ramifications: The Environmental Issues with Online Shopping
July 18, 2018

The addiction to instant gratification has turned e-commerce into an environmental monster. The fascination with on-demand service and the growth of a “got-to-have-it-now” culture has compelled shipping companies to carry fewer items in their vehicles in order to meet time demands. For expedited shipping orders the e-commerce giant Amazon sends trucks only halfway or partially filled to meet arrival deadlines.

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