@cleanfairfax
Est. in 1985, Clean Fairfax focuses on environmental stewardship, advocates for common-sense policies on single-use plastic, litter & sustainability in Virginia. https://linktr.ee/cleanfairfax https://cleanfairfax.org/ https://www.litterfreeva.org/
Spring is almost here! 🌼 The warmer weather and fresh blooms make spring the perfect time to host a community cleanup with friends, family, neighbors, classmates, or a community group! 🌸
🗑️ You can request free supplies on our website: cleanfairfax.org/programs-events/community-clean-up-program/
Want to buy fresh, local food to support our community's economy and your health? Check out one of these markets with winter hours!
Head to our website for more info: cleanfairfax.org/programs-eve...
And don't forget to #ReachForReusables and bring your own bag. 😉
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and has predicted six more weeks of winter! ❄️ If we do get more winter weather, be #WinterSaltSmart with these facts and tips.
For more info, check out wintersaltweek.org to access this week's livestreamed and recorded webinars all about winter salt!
Salt can keep us safe, but it also harms our waterways, infrastructure, plants, and animals. Being #WinterSaltSmart can go a long way in reducing the negative impacts of winter salt.
To learn more, check out the article on our blog: cleanfairfax.org/2026/01/28/a...
Some reminders for Winter Salt Week:
❄️ A 12oz mug of salt spread out is enough for ~10 sidewalk squares or a 20 foot driveway.
❄️Salt is not effective at melting ice below 15°.
❄️It's a good idea to sweep up leftover salt to use later and keep it out of our streams!
Snow is coming! ❄️ Here are some #WinterSaltSmart tips to stay safe and protect our streams!
Want more info about snow and salt? Check out: www.novaregion.org/1495/Snow-an...
Do you have a favorite pair of jeans or sweater with a hole that needs mending?
There are 2 seats left in our Mending class on the 29th! Sign up now; once those spots are gone we won't be adding any more slots. Normally $40- this one evening class is just $20!
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
The logo for Clean Fairfax's Environmental News Roundup which is a globe with trees and a city and some wind turbines all in green. The background image is very faintly newsprint.
This week we’re calling all nature-minded artists in Fairfax County to enter a design contest, + Grocery delivery & plastic bags; a failed plastic factory in PA; dangers of chemicals in hair styling products; and youth speaking truth to power in Wisconsin. cleanfairfax.org/2025/08/27/e...
The logo for Clean Fairfax's Environmental News Roundup which is a globe with trees and a city and some wind turbines all in green. The background image is very faintly newsprint.
ENR: Tell USDOT that safe bicycling infrastructure means safer roads for all users. Plus, BuzzBallz and their polluting packaging; the global plastic treaty falls through (thanks, ACC) Lagos targets single-use plastics; + the EPA is hiding risky chemical operations.
www.cleanfairfax.org/blog
The logo for Clean Fairfax's Environmental News Roundup which is a globe with trees and a city and some wind turbines all in green. The background image is very faintly newsprint.
It’s a good news/bad news week for the Environmental News Roundup: Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses hold their ground; Connecticut sees higher beverage container return rates; another state bans EPS foam; but boy do those plastics continue to wreak havoc around the globe.
www.cleanfairfax.org/blog
Plastic Free July text from Clean Fairfax Globally, 1 million plastic bottles are purchased every minute. It takes 17 million barrels of oil to meet the annual U.S. demand for bottled water. A whopping 86% of those bottles are not recycled but wind up in landfill or, worse, in the environment. Refuse single use plastic; reach for reusables
Keep Plastic Free July going by just keeping going. Bring your own bag, refuse single use plastic, support policies that reduce the amount of plastic in our lives, make better choices. We know you can do it.
In this week's Environmental News roundup:
www.cleanfairfax.org/blog
We’re talking about organic waste, plastic waste, & what policy can do about those things! We’re also discussing the EPA along with the record-breaking heat and humidity here in Northern Virginia.
This week we are all about continuing the Plastic Free July challenge, and we have stories about flooding and climate change, beautiful but harmful spotted lanternflies, and finding microplastics even in remote ecosystems.
www.cleanfairfax.org/blog
A graphic with text-the background graphic is a H for Hospital The text says Why is Plastic Dangerous 1. doesn't decompost, but it does break down 2. microplastics enter the human food chain 3. studies suggest it can cause a number of health problems including cancer Refuse single use plastic; reach for reusables.
It's #PlasticFreeJuly and if you haven't already been working to curb your appetite for single use plastic, this is the month to do it. If you don't care about the environment* then do it for your health.
*you better care about the environment, tho.
A photograph of a bunch of cloth bags holding mushrooms, green beans, grapes apples, with onions, a little glass bottle of milk on a wooden table, there's a large canvas bag lying on the table in the middle. There's a green circle overlay on top of the photograph and the text is: July 3, 2025 International Plastic Bag Free Day Reach For Reusables Refuse Single Use
Today is #PlasticBagFreeDay ! Did you know that more than 100 billion plastic bags are used each year? Only 1-3% of those end up recycled while the rest are incinerated or landfilled. Don't add to the pile. Go plastic bag free and #ReachForReusables like produce bags, tote bags, a basket, or a box!
A stylized graphic of a city with trees on the slope of a globe, and the background is newsprint. The text says Environmental News Roundup News You Can Use with the Clean Fairfax Logo. The colors are cream, grey and two colors of green. Clean Fairfax is a 501c3 non profit based in Northern Virginia working on eliminating plastic pollution, supporting robust recycling and equitable solid waste management, and advocating for policies that ensure that all members of the commonwealth have a clean and healthy community.
Environmental News Roundup!
Happy Plastic Free July!
New recycling laws & bans,
A study reporting the effectiveness of plastic bag policies, Risks of living near microplastic-polluted coastal waters, & Chile’s latest pan to battle the ravages of fast fashion waste.
cleanfairfax.org/blog/
A graphic of a beer can for Earth Daze laying in some grass and leaves, celebrating an early Earth Day, April 12 at Aslin Beer Herndon from noon to 5 pm. Sponsored by Clean Fairfax and Aslin. Activities for the whole family!
If you feel like getting out in the chilly weather tomorrow, come see us at Aslin beer Herndon for our annual Earth Daze event and Earth Day beer release. 12-5!
Tell your legislators to REJECT a polystyrene foam ban delay: environmentamerica.org/virginia/tak...
Yay!
The thing that was making America great was apparently lead.
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Workers at E.P.A.’s Office of Environmental Justice Are Put on Leave www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/c...
Has Virginia passed a bipartisan can on foam cups and take out containers? Yes!
Has Gov Youngkin worked to significantly delay this bipartisan law every single year through the budget? Also yes.
Have you told your legislators to support a #FoamFreeVA? #valeg
environmentamerica.org/virginia/tak...
A screen grab of a budget amendment for Virginia's 2025 legislative session. It restores the dates of the polystyrene foam ban.
Thank you @salimvasenate.bsky.social ! 🌳🐝💚
Who needs water, anyway?
Hi @salimvasenate.bsky.social trying to get you but with GAB office closed 😬, We sent an email yesterday about a budget amendment-- if there is a way to catch you or your office staff tomorrow to talk about it? Thanks, your favorite new constituents --CleanFairfax 🌳💚🦛🐝
Send it to us in NoVA
Will allow.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills: “For decades, big oil companies have made record profits, taking billions out of the pockets of Maine people while deliberately deceiving them about the harmful impacts of fossil fuels – impacts that Maine people see and feel every day.” climateintegrity.org/news/view/ma...
