What is your town doing about plastic pollution?
Please join us for a national webinar November 14th
Plastic is no longer just a serious pollution problem. It has become a public health crisis, as new studies demonstrate that plastic particles and their constituent chemicals are being found in every part of the human body with unknown impacts on our health.
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Plastic pollution from vehicle tires, synthetic clothing, and artificial turf fields top the list of plastic particle sources, but water bottles, plastic utensils, shrink wrap, and other things that municipalities purchase are also big contributors, along with the plastic packing materials that cannot be recycled.
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Please join us on November 14th to learn about the science and some innovative programs and policies that municipalities around the country are adopting to help stem the tide of plastic pollution.
Thursday
Nov. 14th
1pm Eastern
10 am Pacific
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Our Speakers
Judith Enck is Founder and CEO of nonprofit Beyond Plastics, and a Visiting Professor at
Bennington College. She previously served as Regional Administrator at the EPA.
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Jamie Harkins is a Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Boulder, Colorado, where she works on
energy and waste reduction programs, policies and planning projects.
Shannon Parry is the Deputy Sustainability Officer for the City of Santa Monica, California, and has been involved in sustainability practices since 2001.
Maureen Porras is a city councilwoman in Doral, Florida. Maureen is also an Immigration Attorney and Legal Director of a global nonprofit organization.
Brian Thompson is a former journalist and reporter for NBC-NY, and a member of the
Environmental Commission in the Borough of Monmouth Beach, New Jersey.
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Patti Wood is the Executive Director of Grassroots Environmental Education, a Visiting Scholar at Adelphi University, and recipient of the EPA's Excellence in Children's Environmental Health award.
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