Take Action: Tell Members of Congress to Support the Farewell To Foam Act!

Oceana has taken the lead on a campaign to say farewell to foam. This is an opportunity to reach out to your members of congress and explain the harms of plastic foam on our health and environment. Urge them to support the Farewell to Foam Act, a nation wide bill that would phase out the use of expanded polystyrene, or plastic foam, in food service products, loose fill packaging like foam peanuts, and non-medical disposable foam coolers.

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Swap: Join a Community Swap at Alice's Garden

Alice's Garden, located at 2136 N 21st St, is an urban farm and community growing a wide range of vegetables, herbs, and plants. They are hosting Garden Community Swaps all summer long with specific themes! Similar to our Stuff Swaps, these Community Swaps allow you to bring items from home to swap with others in the community. Check out all of the swaps on Facebook or download the flyer below. All swaps are on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7:00 pm. Please note you must take home any items that do not get swapped.

Community Swap Flyer

Learn: Sign up for Beyond Plastic's Webinar

Next month, Beyond Plastics will be hosting a webinar on alternatives to single-use plastic packaging. On July 31st, learn more about two companies who are tackling plastic waste by using alternatives to single-use plastic packaging. Blueland is a non-toxic cleaning supply company that offers refillable and reusable plastic-free packaging. USEFULL is a reusable to-go food container program designed specifically for college campuses, and all their products are stainless steel. The webinar is free and open to the public.

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WM’s upgraded Wisconsin MRF aims to capture more types of plastic packaging

"'We continue to get a lot of plastic bags and a lot of film-type materials in the material stream, so there’s the benefit of extracting that film out — to try to capture that film and to sell that film,' Hanson said. That being said, it 'is difficult because there’s not a lot of end markets for it.'"

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Plastic shopping bag policies are actually working, a new study suggests

"More must likely be done outside of these policies as well, Papp said. The United States needs regulations not just on the consumption of plastic bags but also on the production and supply of them..."

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Investors warn The Home Depot: Toxic PVC is a business risk

"...more than 26,000 petition signatures were delivered to The Home Depot’s leadership urging action on PVC. A powerful coalition of national and state-based nonprofits...joined forces to demand that The Home Depot phase out PVC plastic and the adoption of safer materials, like linoleum flooring."

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Plastic Contamination Causes Recent Food Recalls

"Often, recalls involve serious foodborne illnesses like E. coli and listeria. However, as technology to detect microplastics and plastic chemicals also improves, we are seeing an uptick in recalls related to pieces of plastics found in food."

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Lakefront Brewery

Beer, cheese curds, trivia, and themed events—what more could a Wisconsinite want? Lakefront Brewery has it all, and they are also deeply committed to caring for the environment and being a sustainable business. Since 2019, Lakefront Brewery has been recognized as a Lake Friendly Business. They are champions of waste diversion, renewable energy, composting, and more! Lakefront Brewery also contributes to local nonprofits like Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Tricklebee Cafe, and Milwaukee Diaper Mission. So to recap…Lakefront Brewery has everything – 18 different beers, seltzers, wine, rotating cheese curd flavors, and they are environmental stewards! Check out the story of Lakefront Brewery and all their sustainable business practices at lakefrontbrewery.com.