Participate: Make a swap during Plastic Free July

Plastic-Free July is a global movement encouraging everyone to reduce how much plastic they are either purchasing or using. We encourage you to check out our Plastic-Free MKE Bingo Card to help you participate. When you get five in a row (bingo) you can either post your Bingo Card on Instagram or Facebook tagging us @plasticfreemke or send it to info@plasticfreemke.org to be entered in a gift card raffle to a local Milwaukee business.  

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Watch: Beyond Plastics' Webinar "3M's Decades-Long Attempt to Cover-Up the "Forever Chemicals" in All Our Blood

Beyond Plastic is holding a webinar on July 24th at 7:00 pm (ET) with Pro Publica journalist Sharon Lerner discussing her article about a scientist at 3M who uncovered PFOs in the blood of the public. This webinar will entail what PFOs are, how they showed up in human blood, what its impacts are, and what we can do to reduce exposure. Registration is linked below. 

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Attend: Green & Healthy Schools 8th Annual Conference

Reflo and the Green Schools Consortium of Milwaukee are excited to offer the 8th Annual Green & Healthy Schools Conference that will provide space to connect with community partners, networking opportunities, and community resources to support schools. Plastic-Free MKE is a sponsor of the Green & Healthy Schools Conference and are proud to say it is a Lake Friendly Conference. Find out more about the conference, registration, awards, presentations, and more below!

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Your Plastic-Free Kitchen

"Let’s start in the kitchen. “I would probably start with food storage,” says Schreder. “It’s one of the easiest changes to make.” Here’s a list to get you going. Pick and choose what works for you. Don’t stress about removing all plastic all at once: Doing something is better than nothing." 

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We want to stop it at the source': Milwaukee organizations promote Plastic Free July

“Plastic Free MKE is a growing movement. "We're constantly cleaning up the river and what we find is that the amount of trash and nuisance pollution is just increasing," said Bolger Breceda. She says more than 95% of what's recovered during trash cleanups is plastic."

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Microplastic discovery in penises raises erectile dysfunction questions

"The study assessed tissue taken from five men who were undergoing surgery related to erectile dysfunction. Microplastics were found in four cases, with PET and polypropylene being the most prevalent. Both are used in food and drink packaging and other everyday items."

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The Delusion of "Advanced Recycling" 

“Now, the industry is heralding nothing short of a miracle: an “advanced” type of recycling known as pyrolysis — “pyro” means fire and “lysis” means separation. It uses heat to break plastic all the way down to its molecular building blocks."

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