Waste | Clean Water Action

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.

Maryland

Food Waste out of the Trash

Food waste is a persistent problem, with over 25% of the overall food supply at the retail and consumer level going uneaten and wasted.

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New Jersey

Pass a Recycled Content Bill in New Jersey!

Good news! The NJ Senate passed the Recycled Content Bill (S2515) to require post-consumer recycled content in packaging and to strengthen the market for recyclable materials.

Take Action! Contact your Assembly members below and urge them to pass a strong recycled content bill!

Pennsylvania

Stop the Plastics Industry’s Threat to Philly’s Bag Ban

Urge your councilmembers to stand by Philadelphia’s policy to eliminate single use bags and co-sponsor Councilmember Squilla’s bill to improve it.

Stop the Plastics Industry’s Threat to Philly’s Bag Ban

Virginia

Tell Virginia legislators: Support HB1902 and Protect Our Health & Wetlands from Polystrene Trash!

Take Action! Contact members of the Virginia General Assembly and urge them to protect our health and environment from toxic single-use food containers.

Take Action! Contact members of the Virginia General Assembly and urge them to protect our health and environment from toxic single-use food containers.

Rhode Island

Tell RI legislators: Support bills to eliminate plastic pollution and protect our neighborhoods, rivers, and Narragansett Bay

Tell your Representative and Senator to SUPPORT moving all five of these bills out of committee and on to votes by the full House and Senate.

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Moving Towards Zero Waste in Connecticut

August 9, 2021

Connecticut’s Incinerator is shutting down - now is not the time to expand a polluting ash disposal facility.

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Minnesota Victories for our Health adn Environment!

Session finally ends in Minnesota with wins for Clean Water!

July 1, 2021

The Minnesota legislative special session is concluded - and we're happy to announce several victories!

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National Plastic Free July Reopen With Reuse

Plastic Free July: Reopen With Reuse!

June 29, 2021

For Plastic Free July, will you join us in calling on restaurants and businesses to reopen with non-toxic reuse?

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