Eliminating litter, one policy and clean-up at a time.
Who is Trash Free Maryland?
We are the leading advocate for public policies and initiatives to reduce trash pollution in Maryland. We envision a Maryland free of trash where land and waterways are safe and healthy for all to enjoy. We advocate, educate, and unite communities to eliminate trash in Maryland. Working at the local and state level, we organize stakeholders to create systemic change and reduce litter at the source.
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The problem is litter. The solution? There are many.
By moving beyond just trash cleanups, Trash Free Maryland employs a coordinated approach to reducing trash and litter that focuses on policy and regulatory change, programmatic interventions, and behavior change.
We have helped achieve many victories in Maryland:
Starting fees and bans for plastic disposable bags, now in 16 jurisdictions
Driving record points for illegal dumping statewide
Banning plastic micro-beads in personal care products statewide
Eliminating expanded polystyrene for take out food containers statewide (first in the nation!)
Passed beginning stages of producer responsibility for packaging statewide
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