Upcoming Plastic-Free MKE Stuff Swap!
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Bring your Stuff to Swap!
Plastic-Free MKE’s next Stuff Swap will be held in partnership with the Sherman Park Community Association’s Earth Day in May event on Saturday, May 20th from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at Sherman Park! Bring some friends and things you no longer need to this freecycling event! Everyone is welcome to bring any items that no longer serve them to swap them for items they will actually use. We encourage gently used clothing, housewares, and school supplies - and don’t forget to bring your reusable bags for any new-to-you stuff that catches your eye, as single-use bags will not be provided. Items should be clean and in working condition. Let's minimize waste and maximize the life of our unwanted or unused stuff in a fun, creative, and sustainable way. Registration is encouraged but not required.
 We ask that attendees refrain from bringing large items like furniture to the swap, as they are difficult to transport and we have limited space!
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Participate: No Mow May
No Mow May is an environmental campaign that encourages people to refrain from mowing their lawns during the month of May. The aim of the campaign is to promote biodiversity and provide a habitat for pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and other insects. Participants in No Mow May will not be fined for any tall grass/weed violations during the month of May. However, all participants must register prior to a complaint!
Register Now
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Listen: Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) with Robin Nagle
Landfills! Treasures in the trash! Corporate conspiracies! Composting! An instantly classic conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable, frank and wonderful Dr. Robin Nagle. They cover what you can and can’t actually recycle, sticky mustard bottles, drugs in the trash, Swedish Death Cleaning, mobsters and landfills, Bitcoin in the dump, the future of garbage and exactly how screwed we are.
Listen Now
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Why Are More Women Affected By Plastic Pollution (And How They Can Be Protected)?
"Our society pushes women to use all kinds of beauty products that contain plastics. Faced with the pressure to remain youthful and beautiful, women use creams, makeup, and nail polish on a daily basis."
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How Long Can You Use Your Vintage Tupperware and Other Plastic Food Storage Products?
"Putting stress on plastic food containers by washing them in the dishwasher or with rough scrub brushes 'increase the ability of that plastic to leach whatever it was made out of,' Vandenberg said."
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Every Stage of Plastic Production and Use is Harming Human Health: Report
"The commission hopes to see improved health and safety testing of the thousands of chemicals added to plastics. There are more than 2,400 chemicals added to plastics that are considered a high risk, and many have never been tested."
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Plastics Touching Our Food May Be Making Us Gain Weight
"Because data doesn’t support the idea that overeating and lack of exercise are squarely to blame, the scientific community is exploring other factors that may contribute - including metabolic disruption caused by eating products packaged in plastic."
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Biden Administration's Global Plastics Plan Dubbed 'Low Ambition' and 'Underwhelming'
"Critics are describing the Biden administration’s opening position in a United Nations effort to reach a global treaty or agreement to end plastic waste as vague and weak, despite its recognition of a need to end plastic pollution by 2040."
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Coalition Member Spotlight
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The Urban Ecology Center
The Urban Ecology Center stemmed from a grassroots neighborhood effort aimed at improving a previously neglected Riverside Park. In 2004, the Center had the opportunity to move out of the double-wide classroom trailer that they had been operating out of and open a new community education center. Since then, the UEC has added two locations, Washington Park and Menomonee Valley. The UEC serves Milwaukee as an Environmental Community Center that provides numerous educational programs, leads local research efforts, and offers spaces for community members to gather for various occasions - and of course is a tremendous partner in the work of Plastic-Free MKE!
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