Plastics

People Over Plastics Rally and Lobby Day!

May 22, 2025 | Trenton, NJ

Clean Water Action is teaming up with the Sierra Club, Beyond Plastics, Surfrider Foundation, ANJEC, Clean Water Action, Clean Ocean Action, Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Oceana, Environment NJ, and Save Barnegat Bay to fight plastic pollution. Join us!

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Happy Earth Month — Join Our Pledge To Get Rid Of PFAS In California!

April 1, 2025 | By Andria Ventura

A wide group of industries have made billions making PFAS or putting them in products. Now we’re asking for them to be removed. SB 823 (Allen) is a sweeping bill that would require PFAS to be removed from most products in California just a few years.

Ban Minnesota's Ban on Plastic Bag Bans!

Ending the plastic bag preemption will protect Minnesota waters, keep thousands of toxic chemicals out of our environment, save taxpayer dollars, and restore local control and autonomy. Life in plastic - not fantastic. Act now!

Plastic pollution in water, including plastic bag

Get microplastics out of personal care and cleaning products in California - take action on AB 823!

Scientists are finding alarming amounts of microplastics in human organs, including the brain. AB 823 would ban microplastics in cosmetics and cleaning products so they don’t get into our bodies or rinse down the drain into water supplies. Tell your California legislators to support this bill!

Action Alert: NJ Needs Manufactures to Reduce Excessive Toxic Packaging

Contact your NJ State Senator and Assemblymember today to help New Jersey pass the most comprehensive Packaging and Paper Product Stewardship Act!

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Patricia Hernández, Manager at Powderface

Celebrating Successes and Looking Forward in 2025 | ReThink Disposable in California

Posted on February 19, 2025

Welcome to Clean Water Action California’s July program update! Read all about how we’re working towards California’s environmental health and safety. Thank you for your support of this work and for being part of the solution!