December 2, 2021
Addressing Single Use Plastics and Styrofoam: Why is it a problem, and what can we do about it?
For a recording of this program click this link - Recordings
Anna Alsobrook of MountainTrue and Drew Ball, former executive director of Environment NC, discussed how Plastic Bags, Straws, Styrofoam and other single use plastics are polluting our rivers, streams, oceans and clogging our landfills and drainage systems. It is estimated that we are now creating plastics equal to the weight of all the world’s human population every year. Alsobrook and Ball outlined what we can do locally to tackle these problems. A recording of this Zoom program can be found at:
https://www.sierraclub.org/north-carolina/wenoca/recordings-past-wenoca-virtual-programs
The presenters are available to answer any followup questions you may have:
Anna Alsobrook
Drew Ball
Here are links for action from tonight’s “addressing single use plastics”
Refill Store: To the Brim https://www.tothebrimrefill.com/
Sign-On Letter: https://mountaintrue.org/plastic-sign-on/
Compost Asheville - https://compostavl.com/
Personalized letter we share with commissioners: bit.ly/PlasticFreeBuncombe