Thank you for a Plastic-Free 2022, MKE!
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Plastic-Free MKE: A Year-in-Review
Plastic-Free MKE has had such a successful 2022, all thanks to you! Through our H2O Refill program, we have managed to prevent 2,320 single-use water bottles from being used and discarded at a total of 25 community events. Our volunteers have clocked in 260 hours, which has expanded our movement tremendously! Additionally, Plastic-Free MKE has hosted 5 successful webinars that have increased the public's overall awareness and sense of community. Plastic-Free MKE announced Sherman Park as our first official Lake Friendly Neighborhood, and we have since received immense support from the community. Our Lake Friendly Businesses have also continued to do their part in reducing single-use plastics all across the city of Milwaukee. Thank you, Transfer Pizzeria Café, for proudly broadcasting the Lake Friendly Business program on Spectrum News 1! Lastly, thanks to our partnership with the Green Schools Consortium of Milwaukee, we were able to host the first ever Lake Friendly Conference this year! We are excited for all that 2023 will bring to this movement - and thank you, once more, to our dedicated coalition members and volunteers for an impactful 2022.
Happy Holidays, PFMKE!
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Share: Your Plastic-Free Holiday Hacks
Plastic-Free MKE wants to know some of your favorite, tried-and-true, plastic-free holiday hacks! Whether it is a plastic-free dinner or sustainable wrapping paper, we would love to know the best deals and tips. Be sure to check for the responses through Plastic-Free MKE's social media platforms!
Share now!
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Interact: Plastic Never Dies Museum
Plastic Never Dies: The Museum of Vintage Plastic - in pictures - is an Archeoplastica project that exhibits more than 200 artifacts found on beaches, from retro toys to food packets to detergent bottles - some dating back to the 1960's. The collection aims to tell a timeless story about the immortality of the plastic objects that have been accumulating in our seas for decades.
Interact with the photo exhibit
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Explore: A Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide
With the season of gift giving upon us, the Honest Consumer has thoughtfully created an ethical & sustainable holiday gift guide that matches the interests of any family member or friend - the plant lover, the adventurer, the techie, and more. Give gifts that have a lasting impact while matching your values, and be sure to wrap them with sustainable alternatives!
Explore more
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Watch: Mark Ruffalo and Beyond Plastics
Join Beyond Plastics and the award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo on December 11th at 3:00pm (CST) for an inspiring virtual year-end reception to support their work to end plastic pollution! Ruffalo is an environmental advocate who is joining forces with Beyond Plastics to help put the breaks on fracking and the excess single-use plastic it has created.
Register now
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This New Magnetic Powder Can Capture Microplastics in Water
"Conventional filters used to clean up plastic can’t capture the smallest fragments, and even nano-sized filters designed specifically for the task work slowly, if at all. This new technology can work within an hour, the researchers say."
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Scientists Warn of Health Impacts as Great Lakes Plastic Pollution Grows
"Kennedy Bucci, an ecotoxicologist at the University of Toronto, found that fish larvae exposed to polyethylene, a polymer used in plastic bags and bottles, were smaller, lighter, and more likely to die"
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The World Can't Recycle its Way Out of the Plastic Crisis
"Put simply, the world cannot recycle its way out of the plastic crisis. Last month, Greenpeace documented that less than 5 percent of all plastics used and discarded in the United States each year are actually recycled."
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The White House Releases Environmental Justice Screening Tool
"The new version does not factor in race to determine need but does display data about race and age. It also incorporates data on the practice of redlining to identify communities - often those of color- that have faced historic disinvestments."
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Host a Lake Friendly Conference!
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If you're hosting a conference, consider making it Lake Friendly!
With a growing awareness of the damages done to public health and environmental health by unnecessary plastics, businesses and schools are looking to find a way to do their part. A Lake Friendly Conference can say it all! Learn more about what it takes for a conference to become Lake Friendly, as well as the resources and support given by PFMKE.
Host One Now!
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