Zoom Call: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 10-11:30am

Sponsored by Bedford Garden Club

Register/RSVP at this link: https://forms.gle/jCFtCc2c4Lp8tzmD9 And we’ll send you the Zoom Invitation/Link on Monday, March 22nd

This is a Timely Opportunity to Understand the Dangers of Plastics in Our Lives & Our World

Our Speakers Are at the Forefront in Leading a Response to This Complex & Challenging Problem

Topics will include:

• Micro-plastics and Drinking Water

• Oceans

• Cracker Plants

• Plastics and Climate Change

• Recycling is Not an Option

• Why We MUST Eliminate Single Use Disposable Plastic

• What You Can Do

Our Speakers —

Judith Enck, Founder and President of Beyond Plastics whose mission is to end plastic pollution through education, advocacy, and institutional change. Former EPA Region 2 Regional Administrator, appointed by President Obama, and former Deputy Secretary for the Environment in the New York Governor’s Office.

Sherri “Sam” Mason, Ph.D, former Chair, Department of Geology & Environmental Sciences, SUNY-Fredonia where she was among the first to study the prevalence and impact of plastic pollution within freshwater ecosystems. Her work formed the basis for the 2015 Microbeads-Free Water Act. Recipient of Heinz Award in Public Policy in 2018. Currently she is Sustainability Coordinator at Penn State Behrend.