ReThink Disposable

Blogs from our national ReThink Disposable Team

How To Be A Spokesperson: Speaking on Sustainability

July 20, 2023 | By Alex Perez

Effective communication is an essential part to advancing our mission of protecting the precious resource of water for future generations. Those skills are on display in Minnesota reaching out to restaurants about switching to reusable foodware with our ReThink Disposable program!

Alex Perez and Chloe Kintop pose with informational flyers about ReThink Disposable

California Program Update July 2023 - ReThink Disposable

ReThink Disposable | California Program Update, July 2023

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!

Join the Plastic Free July Challenge!

June 27, 2023 | By Janet Tauro

Plastics Free July is a challenge to people to forgo plastic and disposables in favor of reusables.

Image of reusable plate and silverware with Clean Water Action ReThink Disposable and Plastic Free July logos

Three Cheers for Franciscan Charities in Newark in Saying Goodbye Plastic and Hello Reusable Tableware!

June 27, 2023 | By Janet Tauro

Franciscan Charities of Newark took a giant step toward zero waste by committing to a total conversion from disposable food containers and utensils to reusable service ware!

Rethink Disposable in Minnesota: Meet Chloe!

June 12, 2023 | By Chloe Kintop

Meet Chloe, working in Minnesota to reduce single use disposable plastics and save businesses money by helping businesses make the switch to resusable foodware!

Vintage rainbow colored melamine plate and cup set. CC 2.0 DesignGuru118 Wikimedia.

The Reality of Reusable Plastics

April 3, 2023 | By Grayson Teals

The “correct” use of melamine foodware requires that the dish not be heated above 160 degrees. When food is served on melamine plates there is relatively low cross contamination from the plate to the food. However, once you put that plate in the microwave, you’re immediately pushing past that safety zone.