More Businesses Take The Pledge!
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Help Us Welcome Three New Lake Friendly Businesses!
Plastic-Free MKE's Lake Friendly Program continues to expand with the commitment from three new businesses. The Ivy House, Filament, and The Starling have become the newest Lake Friendly Businesses to pledge to reduce single-use plastics in Milwaukee! Not only have these venues taken steps to reduce and eliminate single-use plastic waste in their spaces, they also have an exclusive partnership with a Green Certified caterer.
Located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward and Fifth Ward, each venue offers something different, such as walls of Cream City Brick, skylights, botanical walls, and floor-to-ceiling windows that showcase a spectacular view of the river. If you are looking for a unique space with an eco-friendly focus to host your next event, check out The Ivy House, Filament, or The Starling.
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Locate: Where To Recycle Plastic Film
Did you know that plastic film items such as plastic bags, plastic wrap, sandwich bags, and bubble wrap are not able to be recycled curbside? They do not need to end up in the trash. Instead, find a location near you that accepts this material and save it from ending up in a landfill or the environment.
Click here to find a drop off location
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Watch: Film Screening And Discussion - Reinventing Power
Join Milwaukee Riverkeeper and The Urban Ecology Center for their Environmental and Social Justice Film Screening Series. The last film of the series, Reinventing Power, focuses on how growing increase in renewable energy technologies will decrease water consumption at an even greater rate than the transition from coal to natural gas, eliminating the need for water withdrawals and consumption for electricity generation in the United States.
Click here to register
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Read: Upstream Solutions Blog - Climate, Plastics, And Reuse
With the petrochemical industry expanding to fulfill the demand for single-use plastics, reuse offers an alternative that can help ‘turn off the tap’, as reusables slow demand and the overall expansion of the plastics industry; thus resulting in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Click here to read the blog
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Petition: Tell Tea Companies To Stop Using Plastic In Their Tea Bags
More companies have begun to package their tea in bags made from plastic, either nylon or polyethylene terepthalate (PET). A recent study at McGill University found that a single tea bag releases more than 11 billion microplastics and 3 billion nanoplastic particles when steeped in boiling water. Ask tea companies to switch to plastic-free packaging.
Click here to sign the petition
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The US Only Recycled About 5% Of Plastic Waste Last Year
"A new report highlights recycling's failure to keep up with growing volumes of plastic trash."
Read the full article here
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Yelp Adds "Plastic-Free Packaging" And Other Eco-Friendly Business Attributes
"The new Yelp sustainability attributes will allow people to more easily find eateries, bars, and cafes that are plastic free and support our values of thriving communities and a healthy, livable planet."
Read the full article here
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How To (Really) Bid Good Riddance To Plastic
"How we as individuals, consumers, and voters can battle the plastic scourge."
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Scientists Discover Method To Break Down Plastic In Days, Not Centuries
"Scientists modified an enzyme that can break down plastic in one week to create fresh material for new products."
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How To Make Manufacturers More Responsible For Plastic Recycling
"Most waste decisions are out of reach of consumers, who have the packaging chosen for them by manufacturers."
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Volunteer: Plastic-Free MKE is Seeking Volunteers for Summer Events
Become a voice for Plastic-Free MKE at local events this summer! Educate community members about the environmental, social, and health impacts of single-use plastics. Upcoming opportunities include:
Social Media Volunteer
Represent Plastic-Free MKE at Concerts on the Green
Click here to sign up
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