Check Out Our Lake Friendly Business, Transfer Pizzeria Cafe!
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Lake Friendly Business Highlight
Our Lake Friendly Business, Transfer Pizzeria Cafe, was interviewed by Spectrum News1 - highlighting the Lake Friendly Program and Plastic-Free MKE movement! The owner, Russell Rossetto, shared that since opening he has made environmentally-conscious decisions. Transfer Pizzeria has landfill, a recycling stream, and organic waste that turns into compost, as well as alternative compostable Bio Bags. Transfer Pizzeria's long-term commitment of being "certified friends of Lake Michigan" has allowed Plastic-Free MKE to support and lift them up by becoming a recognized Lake Friendly business. Rossetto said he is proud that Transfer Pizzeria is a Lake Friendly business - and Plastic-Free MKE sure is too!
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Tell Us Your Thoughts: Take the Plastic-Free MKE Member and Volunteer Survey
Plastic-Free MKE is looking for feedback from you, our members and volunteers. This short survey will help us improve our member and volunteer experience while giving us important insight into the return to monthly, in-person meetings. Thank you in advance for your time!
Click here to take the survey
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Explore: National Geographic's Plastic Pollution Research Library
National Geographic has created an extensive resource library dedicated to plastic pollution awareness and education. The collection is filled with articles, videos, encyclopedic entries, maps, and more - targeted for ages 10 and up! Quiz yourself with an interactive kahoot and encourage yourself to learn more about plastics.
Click here to find out more
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Join: Plastic Free Lunch Day
Cafeteria Culture is hosting a Plastic Free Lunch Day on Wednesday, November 2nd! Plastic Free Lunch Day is a day dedicated to lunches being prepared without plastic! It is an opportunity to take action and reduce as much plastic as possible - to protect environmental and student health. Plastic Free Lunch Day can offer a glimpse into a plastic free school cafeteria future.
Click here to learn more
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Watch: Bioplastics - The Good, The Bad, & The Band-Aids
The Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 27th from 1:00PM - 2:30PM ET. The webinar will be addressing a technological innovation that is designed to combat the profound global plastic pollution challenge, bioplastics. You'll uncover the complexities of bioplastics - the virtues, challenges, and misconceptions - in addition to their new role in a sustainable environment. Please join EPA's Trash Free Waters program to learn more about this critical pathway towards addressing the world's plastic pollution issue.
Click here to register
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His Family Fished for Generations. Now He's Hauling Plastic Out of the Sea
"Arapakis, now 28, had an idea: He would try to convince the fishing industry to treat plastic as a catch. In 2016, he launched a nonprofit focused on sea cleanup and fishing education called Enaleia. Once the fishers brought the plastic ashore, he would recycle it and pay them for their trouble."
Read the full article here
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Scientists Finally Find a Way to Recycle Plastic Indefinitely
"But what if there was a way to recycle plastic a third, tenth, or even one-hundredth time? Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder believe this is indeed possible."
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Wax Worm Saliva Rapidly Breaks Down Plastic Bags, Scientists Discover
"Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic bags have been discovered in the saliva of wax worms, which are moth larvae that infest beehives. The enzymes are the first reported to break down polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could lead to cost-effective ways of recycling the plastic."
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Plastic Pollution Global Problem Demands a Global Solution
"IUCN’s De Silva highlighted the need for countries to track and report trade data on plastics to improve the mapping of plastic flows between countries. Identifying these trade flows are essential to understanding the plastic pollution problem and to developing international and regional solutions."
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Social Media Volunteer Needed
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Plastic-Free MKE is Seeking a New Social Media Volunteer!
Help Plastic-Free MKE spread awareness, educate the public, and promote exciting events across the Milwaukee area by becoming our new social media volunteer!
Click here to fill out an application
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