Success Stories 

"The key to the future of the world is finding optimistic stories and letting them be known." ~ Pete Seeger 

We are actively gathering community success stories and initiatives focused on reducing plastic waste and pollution in New Hampshire. To share a success story about how your community or organization has helped to raise awareness about plastic waste and pollution, please fill out the short form at the link below. Working together, we can build on and learn from each others successes!

Dover - Proclamation for Plastic Pollution Reduction Month

Lebanon - Styrofoam Collection Event 

Portsmouth - Styrofoam & Single Use Plastic Bag Ban

Walpole - Fall Mountain Teens Work to Pass Single Use Plastic Bag Ban

Sustainable Lebanon - Polystyrene Collection Day

New Hampshire (Ten Towns Leaders) - Sharing Green Tips Monthly

New Hampshire - Ten Towns • Ten Actions in Progress and Completed

Upper Valley and Monadnock Region: Mesh Bag Mamas sewed and shared 1,000 organic cotton produce bags. 

Portsmouth & Dover: Reusable Seacoast: Seacoast CAN" - Reusable Container Pilot

From "As You Sow" - May 2024

Huge Progress on Plastic Pollution: Highlights from This Year


Some of our most powerful wins so far this year are in reducing plastic waste and working toward a circular economy –