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Protect Our Health, and Our Water, from Toxic Threats
Tell your RI state legislators to restrict the use of microplastics and toxic substances in common products.
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Taking on Toxics, State by State: Rhode Island Leads the Way
Many of the environmental laws and protections that we now take for granted originated at the state level. This is the guiding ethos of the annual Safer States conference.
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Cedar Lake Triathlon Goes Zero Waste
The collaboration between Clean Water Action’s team, the United Church of Chester, and the Cedar Lake Triathlon Series replaced disposable cups and plastic water bottles with reusable cups and silicone water bottles, resulting in a reduction of roughly 200 disposable cups and 20 plastic bottles per race from the trash. Throughout a season, that adds up quickly.
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The Inspiring Path to Ditching Disposables at Brown Avenue Elementary
Brown Avenue Elementary School in Johnston, RI is part of a reuse revolution keeping tons of waste out of the trash, saving their school money, and quietly changing our relationship with a disposable lifestyle.
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This Earth Month, Call Out the Myth of “Chemical Recycling”
Rather than waste money on expensive, polluting facilities, Rhode Island should pursue strategies that reduce the amount of plastic consumed and produced in the first place.
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RI Bottle Bill Update! What Happens Next and How You Can Help
Let’s make sure Rhode Island passes a bottle bill next session!