Plastic Free Wichita

05/29/2026

At the Food Truck Rally at the Boathouse. Paper bowls! Lots of toppings and flavors plus inexpensive. Come and find them, and bring your spoon.

05/29/2026

The EPA does not exist any longer. We do not have any "advance recycling" facilities in Kansas yet but our Legislature voted to bring them here. If you hear of one being built, please let us know!

A rule change could fundamentally shift how the federal government regulates a controversial type of plastic recycling called pyrolysis.

05/26/2026

They tested 85 foods and found phthalates in all but one. Some had concerning levels. The phthalates can leach from packaging but also from food processing equipment like tubing, conveyor belts or gloves. They can come from the food inputs too.

CR tested popular fast foods and supermarket staples for some of the chemicals used to make plastic, which can be harmful to your health. Here's what we found—and how to stay safer.

05/21/2026

Look what I found outside! It looks like it was probably hanging in a tree for months before it finally came loose and landed on my driveway.

05/20/2026

This is the native Wichita Flowering Bag Tree. Taken in Old Town at the Farmers Market space.

05/20/2026

If you already did this, please share but do not take it again. I'm working with some Wichita City Council Members to change our trash services plus lower our rates! This is for Wichita residents only. I need data! Please help and share!

Me reuniré con miembros del Ayuntamiento y necesito datos. Por favor, respondan, pero solo si viven en Wichita. Estoy intentando que la ciudad gestione la basura y baje las tarifas. ¡Ayúdenme, por favor!

Improving Trash Service in ICT/Mejorando el servicio de recoleccion de basura en ICT – Fill out form https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/CX8v086741

05/16/2026

Start getting ready for Plastic Free July. It's coming soon! You don't have to wait to start reducing the plastic you use.

05/08/2026

"EPA is including microplastics as a priority contaminant group in its draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), now open for public comment. CCL 6 also includes pharmaceuticals as a group—another first—along with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), disinfection byproducts, 75 individual chemicals, and nine microbes that may be present in public drinking water systems."

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today announced landmark, coordinated actions to address microplastics contamination, one of the most urgent and growing public health challenges facing Americans.

05/08/2026

In case you needed confirmation, plastics are affecting you and your ability to have children.

New research clarifies how climate change and chemical exposure interact to amplify damage to fertility and hormone function across species.

05/08/2026

"On average, each American throws away about 81 pounds of clothing, shoes, and household textiles every year." Do you??

On average, each American throws away about 81 pounds of clothing, shoes, and household textiles...