Join our Plastic Reduction Task Force and guest speaker Carol Armstrong to learn about plastics reduction policies and goals.

This is our second free public forum on plastic reduction! During each public forum, we will hear from a guest speaker, have a Q&A, and a zero waste skill share. This forum will include a presentation by Carol Armstrong on various plastic reductions policies that have been implemented both locally and around the world, the goals of zero waste, and work being done by the Zero Waste International Alliance.

Free; register here.

AGENDA

6:30-6:40 - Welcome & announcements

6:40-7:20 - Guest speaker

7:20-7:35 - Moderated Q and A of questions that came in during the talk

7:35-7:50 - Zero Waste skill share

7:50-8:00 - Closing remarks

ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER

Carol Armstrong is a cognitive neuroscientist and neuropsychologist who was drawn by the need to preserve our marine environments where biodiversity and ecological productivity are at great risk due to the expansion of human activities. After 30 years of research and caring for people with brain cancer and other neurological illnesses at the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, she shifted her focus to plastics and watershed restoration. She joined the Advisory Council of the Pennsylvania Office of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, then completed the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewardship Program. She is active in the Stroud Water Research Center's stream monitoring program and a longtime member of the Sierra Club, where she leads Service Outings to clean debris from critical waters, such as the Octoraro Reservoir and the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinnicum. She is a frequent presenter on topics including plastics and zero waste.

ABOUT WEAVERS WAY CO-OP'S PRTF PUBLIC FORUMS

For this and future public forums, the Plastic Reduction Public Forum will feature a guest speaker, internal announcements, Q & A, and a local Plastic Reduction Skill Share. Let's mobilize to help drive sustainable outcomes within our local marketplace.

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