- Senate Bill 51, introduced by Senator Trey Paradee and Representatives Paul Baumbach & Sophie Phillips, was passed and signed into law by Governor Carney. It bans the use of expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) (aka Styrofoam) and plastic picks, and allows plastic straws only by request in dining establishments
- Because food waste is 25% of what is sent to Delaware's landfills daily, Plastic Free Delaware (aka Zero Waste First State) continued building the Delaware Community Composting Initiative to provide educational programs, outreach and technical assistance to potential project sites to establish community composting projects and to encourage curbside composting. Learn more here!
- Senate Bill 155 was passed bringing to life the Zero Waste Specialty Plate! Order Yours Today!
- The fourth annual Delaware Youth Environmental Summit (YES!) was attended by more than 500 high school students from 33+ high schools from across Delaware free of charge. The Delaware Youth Environmental Summit (YES!) is aimed at engaging, inspiring and encouraging Delaware’s high school students to become active in making a difference regarding environmental issues. Planning is now well underway for the fifth annual summit to be held February 29, 2024
- More than 4,500 Delaware residents were directly touched or participated in one of PFD's educational programs in 2023, from online webinars, to school programs, community festivals, and more
- Food waste reduction pilot projects were initiated at two schools, Wilmington Charter and Booker T. Washington Elementary in Dover
- We all had a blast at the inaugural #OptOutside Black Friday 5K and raised funds to support our educational programs
All of PFD's achievements are only possible with generous support such as yours. Please consider a gift to Plastic Free Delaware now so that 2024 can bring us even closer to a zero waste future with less single-use plastic pollution!