On Saturday, April 27, 2019, please join the Mt. Baker Group of the Sierra Club and Zero Waste Washington for "The Truth About Plastics," a fun and educational plastics forum at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham.
This all-day event will explore the life cycle of plastics; the harmful impacts along the way; and how we all, especially industry and government, can reduce or eliminate those impacts. Registration, program information and speaker details are at https://plastics.brownpapertickets.com. Registration is $15 general admission, $10 seniors, and students are free! Lunch and snacks are included with advance registration. Doors open at 8:45 am, program begins at 9:30, and the forum ends at 3:30 pm.
For additional details, look to the Mt. Baker Group and Zero Waste Washington Facebook pages, as well as the websites at https://www.sierraclub.org/washington/mount-baker-whatcom-skagit-sanjuan and https://zerowastewashington.org/.
Interested in promotional opportunities? Email MtBaker@washington.sierraclub.org or heather@zerowastewashington.org. See you April 27!
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Speaker information:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter Ross, VP Research, Ocean Wise (Vancouver Aquarium); oversees many research programs with focus on conservation science; international authority on ocean pollution, especially micro-plastics.
Dr. Patricia Hunt, Meyer Distinguished Professor, School of Molecular Bioscience, WSU; discovered adverse effect of the plastic BPA (Bisphenol A) on reproductive systems of mammals, and similar effect of BPA replacements.
Heather Trim, Exec. Director, Zero Waste Washington; involved in many legislative efforts to protect against plastics; helped pass Seattle plastic bag & styrofoam serviceware bans.
Dr. Mark Peyron, Asst. Professor, Plastics & Composites Engineering, Engineering Dept., researching biodegradable plastics.
Alex Ramel, Extreme Oil Director, Stand.earth; emphasis on developing sustainable local communities.
Gwen Larned, former Zero Waste Coordinator, WWU; leader and educator on how to attain a zero waste lifestyle.
Rick Eggerth, Vice-Chair, Mt. Baker Group/Sierra Club; retired attorney with years of toxic waste litigation experience against the oil industry.