Maryland’s 2026 General Assembly Session ended on April 13th. Here is how our litter priorities and other relevant waste and recycling bills ended up.

Cheers to Clean Water was an amazing day of community and action! We connect cleanups to policies to create lasting change. This year we focused on plastic bags (linking to bans in Maryland), and plastic bottles (linking to Extended Producer Responsibility and Beverage Deposit Return System). Thank you to our partners and volunteers you all make a huge difference!

Maryland’s 2024 Legislative Session: Trash & Litter Recap! A energetic and synergistic push for a “bottle bill.” The reasons our focus remains on Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging with implementation underway.

Producer Responsibility for Packaging SB222/HB284 passes in the Senate and the House! Learn more about what exactly this packaging reduction bill means for the fight against litter in Maryland. Thanks to all those involved in its passing and that supported! It made all the difference.