Newsletter: The Flow of Trash Free Waters
Stay informed about the latest news from the Trash Free Waters program and our program partners with our
electronic newsletter!
The Trash Free Waters program distributes ‘The Flow’ electronically to our many project partners and other interested stakeholders. ‘The Flow’ highlights important work that is happening at the local, state, national, and international levels related to trash reduction and prevention. Join our email list to receive 'The Flow' in your inbox.
The Trash Free Waters program also distributes a shorter monthly email called 'The Rapids,' which is packed with aquatic trash-related announcements, events, and funding opportunities, as well as descriptions of some of the more notable new studies on microplastics. To view archived issues of 'The Rapids,' click here.
Recent Issues
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters – April 2024 (pdf) Earth Month reflections; World Wildlife Fund Plastic Policy Summit; Trash Free Waters regional success stories; Plastic Free Parks TrashBlitz; PFAS drinking water regulation; Historic commitments to clean water in the US; and more!
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - November 2023 (pdf) TFW 10-year anniversary; Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution; global plastic pollution treaty; Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol app; Chesapeake Bay Action Plastic Pollution Action Team; Trash Free Waters art contest; Marine Debris Foundation; new legislation introduced; and more!
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - January 2023 (pdf) New program icon; reusable foodware to four cities; development of the Long Island Sound Marine Debris Action Plan & Puerto Rico Marine Debris Strategic Plan; assessments of urban watershed microplastics; development of microfibers and tire wear particles report; and more!
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - May 2022 (pdf) Discussing a global plastic treaty; developing a Microfiber Report to Congress; release of the South Atlantic Strategy and Curbside Disposal Education Campaign Case Study; recent TFW projects in Alabama, Kansas, and New York; and more!
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - October 2021 (pdf) Addressing marine litter domestically and abroad; ongoing stakeholder engagement initiatives; trash capture and the use of the Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol (ETAP); educating residents about proper curbside disposal behaviors; announcing the student winners of the AMA competition; and more!
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - March 2021 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - May 2020 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - May 2019 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - December 2018 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters - June 2018 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters – January 2018 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters – August 2017 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters – November 2016 (pdf)
- The Flow of Trash Free Waters – July 2016 (pdf)