ReThink Disposable

Blogs from our national ReThink Disposable Team

During COVID 19: Reusable Bags are Still the Better Choice

June 24, 2020 | By Maurice Sampson

Please join our campaign! Start by writing to City Council NOW and email me to learn about other ways you can help. Also, if your store has stopped allowing the use of reusable bags, please contact them and urge them to allow reusable bags again. Together, let’s make it happen.

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Support Small Businesses in Their Time of Need

April 29, 2020 | By Grace Lee and Chris Slafter

We love our partners in our ReThink Disposable program. Those businesses have worked hard to eliminate their use of single-use food ware by switching to reusable food ware, and have also helped to educate their customers about why it is so important to move away from our disposable culture. And we

Healthy at Home: Eco-Friendly Activities for Kids & Families

April 14, 2020 | By Tia Ryans and Jenny Vickers

Stay at home days can be a great opportunity to clean and de-clutter different parts of your house and lifestyle. But as we spend more and more time at home, how can we make sure our environment and the products we use are as safe and healthy as possible for our kids and families? We've put together

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Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19

March 31, 2020 | By Emily Ranson, Anne Hulick, Johnathan Berard, Andria Ventura, Elizabeth Saunders, and Amy Goldsmith

A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.

Baltimore banned plastic bags!

January 14, 2020 | By Jennifer Kunze

Yesterday morning, we gathered with Baltimore City residents, advocates, Council members, state delegates, and Mayor Young for the final signing of legislation we've been working for over the past six months: the Comprehensive Bag Reduction Act! This city legislation bans plastic checkout bags in

Our Baltimore canvass team collected 126 letters from city residents supporting the plastic bag ban!

A Zero Waste Business on Baltimore's Bag Ban

August 22, 2019 | By Jennifer Kunze

People all across Baltimore have been weighing in on the Plastic Bag Reduction Bill - and businesses, too! Diane Wittner, the owner of Echotopia, shared her testimony with us, and we wanted to share it with you. Businesses like Echotopia are already making the switch away from plastic bags, and