Clean Fairfax

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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/

A graphic of text that says Free Movie Screening: We're All Plastic People Now. Tuesday, July 21 at 5:30-7:30pm at Arlington Central Library, Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium, 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA. 5:30pm table exhibitors, 6:00pm movie starts, and 7:00pm expert panelists and audience Q&A. Tickets and info at cleanvirginiawaterways.org/film-screening.
An infographic about EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) and the Virginia foam ban, entering its next phase July 1, 2026.
Using a reusable straw to enjoy a matcha tasting flight out of reusable glass cups.
Our new photo of the Clean Fairfax team.
A green graphic showing the schedule of Clean Fairfax's upcoming demonstrations at the Annandale Farmers Market for May and June. Demonstrations will be at 9am and 11am. The demo on May 14 will be making stock out of food scraps. The demo on May 28 will be making her bed vinegar using fruit and herb scraps. The demo on June 11 will be propagating your own food out of food scraps. The demo on June 25 will be learning about sourdough starter and how you can make bread using it on your own at home. The market is plastic-bag-frew, so bring your own bag! The market's address is 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003.
a graphic thumbnail of a bunch of plastic pollution (a photograph taken by me behind Rt 7 in Tysons Corner, VA) in a Fairfax County stream https://open.substack.com/pub/greenalloverpod/p/happy-earth-day?r=27s3w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true website: https://greenallover.org/
A photo of a dark sky kit borrowed from the library including a folder with English and Spanish light pollution monitoring instructions, planispheres, data sheets, a sky quality meter, a field notebook, and a red light flashlight.
A graphic showing a photo of the earth with the text reading Earth Month plus. It's always Earth Day. Swipe for local events. There is a Clean Fairfax logo.
A graphic with food scraps for compost in the background. The graphic reads March 30, 2026: International Day of Zero Waste. Zero waste starts on your plate.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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!
A screen grab of a budget amendment for Virginia's 2025 legislative session. It restores the dates of the polystyrene foam ban.
A mantle, with real fir greenery, and it is decorated with little white lights and trinkets found around the house instead of anything bought new. The trinkets include a Dala horse from Sweden, several paper origami granes, used tickets to a Red Sox game, a fishing trophy from the 70s, a small bunch of dried lavender , a candlestick with a candle in it, and other assorted toys and small collectables. There is a homemade cloth stocking hanging from the mantle but you can only see the hang tag.