Cutting Ties With Plastic – Making Progress!

Thursday, May 18
1:00–2:00 pm PT / 4:00–5:00 pm ET

What are you doing and learning about single-use plastic (SUP) reduction? Your ideas are important so we share what positive solutions are possible. We will be sharing about lots of new things happening at all levels from industry redesign of plastic to be recyclable, state and local ordinances to ban SUPs, and new reprocessing methods. Each action adds up to CHANGE. We must work together to reduce the methane emissions by SAYING NO and finding alternatives. Push back to the fossil fuel companies and the packaging industry, and to stores we frequent. Filter out Microplastics. Watch what we buy – reduce consumption. Our collective health and lives are at stake! Some ideas for starters:

• Start a local single-use food ware disposables initiative, and styrofoam ban
• What programs does your city and state have that you can work toward getting accepted widely? Heard about JUST ASK?
• Microplastic awareness is vital
• Join US and Global Extended Producer Responsibility actions to pass legislation in your state and our nation
• Lobby our national government to sign the Global Plastics Treaty
• Learn about Plastic-Free July and how to make it a special focus www.plasticfreejuly.org

This event is free and open to all ages. We hope you will consider a donation to help support EAN’s programming and campaigns. Suggested donation: $10

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This event is being offered as part of the Take the Pledge initiative. Learn more here.