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Littering Lessons Learned

Editor’s Note: Clean Fairfax occasionally works with people who need to complete community service hours ahead of a court date. This summer, we were approached by a person who had gotten pulled over and ticketed for littering a cigarette butt. They spent 25 hours cleaning up trash in and around their neighborhood, and this experience

by Vanessa Goold July 15, 2024

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EcoPrint Features Clean Fairfax in June Article

Ever wonder what exactly it is we do at Clean Fairfax? Or how we possibly get it all done? Our Executive Director, Jen Cole, sat down with EcoPrint last month for a feature article about the Council on its blog, which you can find here! https://www.ecoprint.com/blog/2023/06/clean-fairfax-makes-environmental-clean-up-easy/

by Eleanor Kluegel July 11, 2023
What’s in Your Bottle?

Tests by Consumer Reports (CR) revealed dangerous levels of lead in the storage compartment on the viral “sip and stash” water bottles. Lead is “toxic to both kids and adults; exposure to it can cause reproductive harm, increase cancer risk, and hurt brain and nervous system development. If pregnant people come into contact with lead,

by Eleanor Kluegel March 6, 2023
The “bio-“greenwashing of plastics 

Most of us are very familiar with the prefix “bio.” It often indicates a reference to living plants or creatures, and it connotes images of the earth, its many life forms, and perhaps a few scenes from Planet Earth or National Geographic images. But the prefix bio as it’s used in the marketing of new

by Eleanor Kluegel February 2, 2023
Crossword Puzzle Day!

December 21st is National Crossword Puzzle Day, so we invite all you cruciverbalists out there to try your hand at our’s: Let’s Get Green and Clean (Fairfax)! This crossword puzzle was created with https://crosswordlabs.com tool.

by Eleanor Kluegel December 21, 2022
America Recycles Day x Environmental News Roundup

As the country celebrated another America Recycles Day this past week, we looked back at some of the new reports, major announcements, and state of recycling in the U.S. today.  America (Doesn’t Really) Recycles Day A Greenpeace report out at the end of last month exposed some ugly truths about plastic recycling in the U.S.

by Eleanor Kluegel November 17, 2022
Are your products really “green”?

Today, there seems to be no shortage of options when we browse the aisles of cleaning products at our local stores. But with so many options and flashy marketing, how does the eco-conscious consumer know what products are truly “green”? “Greenwashing” is a popular marketing strategy employed to make products, or companies, seem more appealing

by Eleanor Kluegel October 25, 2022
VA Legislative Session 2022

Welcome to the 2022 Virginia General Assembly Periodic Updates! The legislative outlook may be a little different this year, but there are reasons to be optimistic. Waste reduction legislation has been gaining traction around the country and we have a few bills to follow here in Virginia!   But,  this email is going to get you

by Clean Fairfax January 17, 2022
Break Free From Plastic Pollution and Smart Growth

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (BFFPPA) has been reintroduced to the 117th Congress! We’ve written and spoken at length about this bill in the past and are enthusiastically supporting it again this year. Some of the highlights of the BFFPPA include: a nationwide bottle deposit program, a

by Zach Huntington March 30, 2021
Goodbye to Single Use Plastics

Governor Northam signs the ban on expanded polystyrene Virginia is joining a handful of states and the long awaited ban on expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) food and beverage service containers has been signed into law! Large chain restaurants have until July 2023 to phase out EPS containers. Businesses with less than 20 locations have until 2025.

by Zach Huntington March 25, 2021