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 - Governments

Preventing packaging at the source protects the environment and public health, reduces cleanup costs, and supports municipal environmental goals.

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Recent Actions

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!

For Plastic Free July, we are taking on single-use plastic bags! The NJ legislature passed a Plastic Bag Bill (A3267 / S2600) last month and it is now in Governor Murphy’s hands. While it seems like a good thing, it is an industry-backed bill.

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

Press Releases

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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June 21, 2018
The Wrong Directon on Single-Use Disposable Plastics: The Legislature Should Reject S2600 and A3267

“Just as recycling became a paradigm shift 30 years ago, reusables can become the new normal.”

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December 21, 2017
Clean Water Action Applauds McCabe as New NJDEP Commissioner

Clean Water Action is looking forward to having NJ’s next governor put Catherine McCabe in the driver’s seat as the new NJDEP Commissioner. She is a person who has made a career of being a science-based environmentalist.

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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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