Trash Free Maryland is the only nonprofit organization in the state solely focused on eliminating litter. We do this by bringing awareness to the problem and helping to create and implement policies and programs locally and state-wide that reduce litter.
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Since 2009 we have helped achieve many victories:
- Established a 5-cent fee on disposable bags in Washington, DC, and Montgomery County
- Required recycling services at large public events in Maryland
- Imposed points on the driving records of people convicted of illegal dumping in Maryland
- Banned plastic microbeads in personal care products in Maryland.
- Banned polystyrene foam food packaging in DC, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and Baltimore City
- Helped Maryland become the first state to ban expanded polystyrene in 2019 - a model for the nation.
- Banned plastic bags in Takoma Park and Baltimore City, followed by additional plastic bag ban and fee policies in 16 local jurisdictions across the state.
- A plastic bag ban passed in the Maryland House of Delegates and stalled in the Senate in both 2020 and 2021. Let's get it passed!
- Passed the first step toward extended producer responsibility for packaging in Maryland (2023), establishing a Packaging Advisory Council and Recycling Needs Assessment.
- Passed extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper products ("EPR for Packaging") in Maryland in 2025 with language ensuring the program would harmonize with a possible future bottle bill.
- Passed a requirement for refillable water stations to be installed in new construction and certain renovations where code also requires a drinking fountain, making it easier to reuse and refill!
- Leading a year-round coalition of anti-litter and watershed protection groups to support a statewide bottle bill, or deposit-refund system for beverage containers, which successfully passed out of its House committee in 2025.