The 30-day 2021 General Assembly session starts today, January 13. And with only two weeks to hear bills in committee and on the floor before crossover, the House is starting hot.
We expect House Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources Committee …
Haven’t made it to a general meeting in a while? Wondering what we’ve been working on and how you can help? Here is what you’ve missed.
Jolene Mafnas of Food & Water Watch Virginia joined our …
By Mala Persaud, owner, Trace–The Zero Waste Store
This article originally appeared on the Trace–The Zero Waste Store website.
If you took the 350Fairfax Plastic Free Challenge, the last month has been a combination of sacrifice, and learning.…
In 2018, 350 Fairfax member and Mothers Out Front Fairfax County co-leader Bobby Monacella wrote a thoughtful and detailed overview of how to avoid plastic waste when grocery shopping. Of course, for many of us, grocery shopping is a whole …
In 2018, I wrote a version of this post that was heavily focused on in-person shopping—which is clearly the easiest way to shop Plastic Free. But these days, I’m doing most of my shopping online. So here’s an update focused …
Last year I wrote a Plastic Free post about reducing waste during the holiday season. Even though we’re all likely downsizing our holiday celebrations this year, most of these tips remain relevant in Covid times. And some of them are …
By Loretta Rowe, UUCF Climate Action Group
Every week of the Plastic Free Challenge, we like to highlight additional voices in the Plastic Free and Zero Waste movements. Today we hear from Loretta Rowe of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of …
By Krithika Layagala
Every week of the Plastic Free Challenge, we like to highlight additional voices in the Plastic Free and Zero Waste movements. Today we hear from Krithika Layagala, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and …
By Mala Persaud, owner, Trace–The Zero Waste Store
The Plastic Free Challenge is a brilliant foot-in-the-door experience for those who want to get motivated and reduce their plastic consumption. Skipping bags, bottles, and straws is a small start that goes …
by Helene Shore, co-chair, 350 Fairfax
For those of you who know me, you know I have been on a Plastic Free—or very near Plastic Free—journey for many years.
I must admit that, since this pandemic outbreak, I have accumulated …
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