sustainability

ReThink Takes on Takeout - No More Trash To-Go

April 10, 2025 | By Julie Wedge

Changing consumer behavior to return reusable takeout items - creating the circular economy we are looking to build - will take time, education, and commitment from the food service industry and programs such as ours, so ReThink Disposable is rethinking takeout.

3 tips: Clean Water for the Holidays

December 16, 2024 | By Jon Scott

Check out 3 options we hope will make your holiday shopping and gift-giving easier with some fresh ideas for your consideration.

Don’t Panic Shop! Your Guide to Last Minute Zero Waste Holiday Gifts.

December 17, 2023 | By Kerry Doyle

Check out our 2023 guide to zero waste gifts, and celebrate sustainably!

ReThink Disposable volunteers posing in front of returnable cup tent

ReThink Disposable Success at the Mountain View Art & Wine Festival!

November 10, 2023 | By Julie Wedge

At the Mountain View Art & Wine Festival, ReThink Disposable diverted 5,500 single use cups out of the trash, eliminating nearly 300lbs of CO2 from the air!

ReThink Disposable is uniting with Middletown Public Schools for Zero-Trash School Meals!

Posted on August 20, 2023

Clean Water Fund’s ReThink Disposable program is working in Connecticut with the City of Middletown and Sustainable CT to transition all ten Middletown public schools to 100% reusable foodware and enhance Middletown’s profile as a leader in sustainability. We are thrilled to be partnering with Middletown schools to green their food operations!

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.