Trash Free Mid-Year Recap

Jul 25

Underwater scene with pieces of floating macroplastic (plastic bags and bottles). At the top are the words, "Trash Free MD 2025 Mid-Year Update," with cleanups, volunteer hours, plastic policies passed, and 15 policy and learning sessions.

At the mid-way point in the year we are celebrating:

passing 3 state and local policies that will reduce single-use plastics and trash pollution,
3 cleanups with over 200 volunteers clocking 360 volunteer hours to cleanup up litter and capture counts of litter to inform our policies aimed at stopping litter at the source
organizing 15 advocacy, policy, and learning sessions for our TFM policy coalition.

Thank you for supporting our vision for a trash free Maryland by writing to your legislators and sharing our posts on social media! If you like what we do, consider making a one-time or recurring donation now to amplify our impact. A donation of $50 helps fund a cleanup or a learning session for our policy coalition members from across the state.

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Picture of a group of 30 people standing near a creek and road in a circle around a table with cleanup supplies. A person in a Trash Free MD shirt is talking to the group.

And we’re looking forward to our next events:

Cheers to Clean Water

Cheers to Clean Water (CCW) is our biggest annual event, held each year on International Coastal Cleanup Day, and this year CCW will be bigger than ever with added locations!

When: Saturday, September 20, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Where: Locations coming soon!

How: Follow our social media and sign up for our newsletter for registration and sponsorship information!

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