Huge thanks to Green Mountain Conservation Group Staff Scientist Jill Emerson and Cindy Heath from the NH Network’s Plastic Working Group for their informative and inspiring program Microplastics & Zero Waste hosted by Green Mountain Conservation Group, Chocorua Lake Conservancy and Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth, and to Tara Schroeder of GMCG for organizing the program. Jill and Cindy shared a wealth of important information about the history of plastic, the problem with plastic pollution, potential health impacts, microplastics research and initiatives and solutions from across the country.
If you missed it, you can watch it here!
Resources mentioned during the program
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Jill Emerson’s presentation slides
GMCG's microplastics research
NH Network Plastics Working Group, with 10 Towns Ten Actions Watershed Toolkit
GMCG's Less Plastic Initiative
GMCG's Less Plastic Guide (for schools, homeschoolers & libraries)
Upstream (nonprofit focusing on reuse)
Cafeteria Culture: initiatives for youth and schools
Shampoo ingredients article shared by Cindy
Recommended reading: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Recommended reading: Advocating for the Environment by Sue Inches
Recommended listening: “Reorienting Within a World of Plastic” with Dr. Max Liboiron