Mara Shulman
Senior Attorney | CLF Massachusetts | She/Her
Mara Shulman is a Senior Attorney for CLF’s Zero Waste Project. In this role, she works to advance CLF’s Zero Waste advocacy, litigation, and legislative work in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Prior to joining CLF, Mara advocated on the behalf of young people, first as a court-appointed delinquency attorney and later as a mental health and special education advocate. She completed a graduate studies degree in Sustainable Development at the School for International Training and graduated from Western New England University School of Law as a Public Interest Scholar. As someone deeply committed to advancing positive change and resolving conflict through collaboration, Mara has completed advanced training in alternative dispute resolution strategies, such as mediation, nonviolent communication, and restorative justice.
Mara enjoys cooking plant-based meals, being outdoors, and reading in her free time.
Recent Posts
Jan 5 2024
Even though my children no longer play with toys, I’ve held onto a set of plastic stacking cups I played with as a child. The whimsical animal figures imprinted on the bottoms of the cups make me smile, reminding me of the world of imagination I once inhabited. Understandably, my teenage children have no interest…
Jun 26 2023
Forty years ago, Massachusetts enacted one of the nation’s first bottle return programs. Back then, the bottle bill worked as an effective tool to encourage recycling – and it covered most containers on the market. But the world has changed since 1983, and this aging bottle bill needs an urgent makeover. An updated bottle return…
Mar 27 2023
Connecticut just took a big step back in its commitment to recycling. In 2021, legislators voted to modernize and expand the state’s bottle return program by raising the deposit fee and making more types of beverage containers eligible. Last month, these same legislators inexplicably chose to weaken the program by approving a measure that will…
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