In March 2024, Red Bank passed their Skip the Stuff Ordinance (2024-08), which has restaurants only provide single-use cutlery and condiments upon request for take-out orders. This lead nine other municipalities to pass similar ordinances in 2024.
Red Bank’s Green Team, with the help of Clean Water Action, created educational flyers in English and Spanish and provided outreach to businesses and residents.
ReThink Disposable in New Jersey
ReThink Disposable, a program of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund, prevents waste before it starts by working with local governments, businesses and institutions, and consumers to minimize single use disposable packaging in food service to conserve resources, prevent waste and ocean litter pollution.
Case Studies
Learn how ReThink Disposable works with restaurants, venues, schools, non-profits, local governments and more to convert single-use foodware to reusable alternatives with case studies diving into the details including money saved, trash reduced, and reception.
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