Eliminating litter, one policy and clean-up at a time.

Who is Trash Free Maryland?

We are the leading advocate for public policies and initiatives to reduce trash pollution in Maryland. We work toward a Maryland free of trash and litter, where communities, public spaces and waterways are safe, healthy and support economic viability. Working at the local and state level, we organize stakeholders to create systemic change and reduce litter at the source.

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🚮 South Baltimore Brewery District Cleanup! 🍻 Celebrate Small Business Saturday with Trash Free Maryland and some of Baltimore’s best breweries by giving back to the community! Join us to clear the streets of litter and earn a voucher for
It’s About That Time! 🌊 Join our friends @mrtrashwheel for their second Dumpster Dive of the year, in support of the Maryland Bottle Bill! This is a great community event and opportunity to collect crucial trash and waste data to help gain
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum 🦀🌊 was more than just a conference—it was about sharing stories and deepening our connection to the world around us. 🌎💚 Our very own Milan, Social Media/Marketing Consultant, presented Real Time Recall Me

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South Baltimore Brewery District Cleanup!

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This Small Business Saturday, join Trash Free Maryland and Baltimore’s favorite local breweries: Checkerspot Brewing Company, Picket Brewing Company, Wico Street Beer Co, and M8 Beer Co to show some love to the community with a community litter cleanup.

Collect litter and earn a free beverage voucher from one of these amazing breweries as a thanks! 🍻

📍Location: Lot O - 701 W Ostend St, Baltimore, MD

🗓️Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

⏰ Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

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Cheers to Clean Water Results & What's Next?🌊🍻
Cheers to Clean Water Results & What's Next?🌊🍻

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!

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The problem is litter. The solution? There are many.

By moving beyond just trash cleanups, Trash Free Maryland employs a coordinated approach to reducing trash and litter that focuses on policy and regulatory change, programmatic interventions, and behavior change.

We have helped achieve many victories in Maryland:

  • Starting fees and bans for plastic disposable bags, now in 16 jurisdictions 

  • Driving record points for illegal dumping statewide

  • Banning plastic micro-beads in personal care products statewide

  • Eliminating expanded polystyrene for take out food containers statewide (first in the nation!)

  • Passed beginning stages of producer responsibility for packaging statewide

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Your contributions directly support our efforts to reduce trash pollution around the state.

Support our research, education, and advocacy activities by donating today!

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