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Stamford Leads the Way in Cutting Plastic Trash and Costs

October 27, 2025 | By Kerry Doyle and Amber Schmidt

Local governments are on the front lines in the fight against plastic pollution and the City of Stamford is stepping up as a leader. This summer, Stamford’s Board of Representatives voted in favor of a new ordinance limiting the use and disposal of single-use plastic dining ware.

Meet CT’s New State Director: Christine Bartlett-Josie!

October 2, 2025 | By Kerry Doyle

We’re excited to introduce our new Connecticut Director, Christine Bartlett-Josie! Christine is a community leader and political consultant with over two decades of experience advancing progressive policies, understanding the power of people of color to influence the outcome of elections, and ensuring those voices shape the future.

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ReThink Disposable Collaborates with Schools to Bring Reuse to our Youth

July 18, 2025 | By Amber Schmidt and Julie Wedge

K-12 students spend half their year in school, with up to 60% of students choosing school-provided lunch options. Pre-K and daycare kids are in these educational settings year-round. Unfortunately, many schools serve meals on disposable cafeteria foodware such as polystyrene foam trays and plastic utensils.

Why Plastic Free July?

July 10, 2025 | By Julie Wedge

Each year we collaborate with our reuse partners to highlight our work reducing single use plastic foodware from our waste streams. Why? Well, we know that 50% of all plastic ever produced has been manufactured since 2000. We also know that plastic contains forever chemicals that are known to cause health problems in humans.

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This July, let’s make America the Land of the Plastic-Free!

July 8, 2025 | By Alison Correia

This Plastic Free July, take stock of your consumer habits, strive to reduce your plastic consumption, spread the word, take action in your community, and speak out to your local government. Let's demand an end to the reign of “disposable” plastics and build a sustainable, reusable future!