ReThink Disposable

Blogs from our national ReThink Disposable Team

Take the Pledge! - 10 Things You Can Do to Reduce Single-Use Waste

July 17, 2018 | By Jill DiMeo

Single-use products are the main source of trash in our waters. When this garbage is disposed of improperly, it ends up in our stormwater and sewer systems, and ultimately our oceans, which has a devastating impact on marine life. In addition, the manufacturing of plastic products produces enormous amounts of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants.

Image of plastic water bottles floating in blue water. Source: Canva

43 Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Disposable Waste

May 24, 2018 | By Allie Molinaro

How do you reduce your plastic waste? Here is a list of ideas presented by ReThink Disposable to either get you started or expand upon your current low-plastic lifestyle. Some of these are obvious, while others are a bit more obscure. See how many you can check off the list!

Measuring Our Impact on Reducing Street Litter in Alameda, California

January 3, 2018 | By Jamie Smith

We are counting and characterizing the litter on the busy commercial downtown street, and will return in one year after 100 new businesses become ReThink Disposable Certified to see if there has been a measurable reduction of litter over time in the downtown commercial district.

ReThinking Institutions: Stopping Waste and Pollution at the Source

October 18, 2017 | By Samantha Sommer

One of the toughest challenges working in the environmental movement is it can be difficult to point to a specific and measurable impact, in the same way that polluters can kid themselves they’re doing well, with their up-ticking sales and profit graphs.

It takes all of us working together, but

People Are Going Wild About Reducing Plastic Pollution

August 2, 2017 | By Chris Slafter

Catch up on the Plastic Free July news from Berkeley...

More Foam Bans In California: Milpitas Adopts First Reading Of Expanded Polystyrene Foodware Ordinance

May 22, 2017 | By Chris Slafter

Excitingly, on May 16, 2017, Milpitas City Council in California held a public hearing and adopted the first reading of an Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foodware ordinance necessary to restrict the provision of EPS foam food service ware and protect public health, safety, and welfare.

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