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?NO PLASTIC LEFT
BEHIND?
At this day-long conference, respected environmental experts will
present the latest information about the serious detrimental
environmental effects of single-use plastics. Small-group workshops
will allow participants to interact and develop plans and strategies on
topics such as bans on plastic bags and Styrofoam, alternative food
service packaging, zero waste policies, recycling and much
more. A Campaign Against the Plastic Plague Conference Hosted by Earth Resource Foundation and Orange Coast College Recycling Center Saturday, October 11, 2008, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA REGISTER TODAY AT http://www.earthresource.org/campaigns/CAPP%20Conference/CAPPconference08.html PROGRAM 7:45 am Yoga and morning meditation 8:15 to 9:00 Registration, Continental Breakfast and Vendor Fair 9:00 Welcome and ?Zero Waste Policies: The answer to the plastic plague? Stephanie Barger, Executive Director, Earth Resource Foundation 9:15 to 10:00 Keynote: Brenda Platt, Co-Director, Institute for Local Self Reliance Plastics and Healthy Communities: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Healthy communities require healthy materials. Today?s fossil-fuel-based plastics threaten the environment, human health, species maintenance, and the very life of the ocean. This presentation will review the history of plastics, the problems they pose today, the potential for bio-based plastics to mitigate the known health hazards and environmental impacts of fossil-fuel-based plastics, and the connection between disposable plastics and climate change. Brenda will conclude by addressing the policies and strategies needed to effect change and bring sustainable plastics materials to the marketplace. 10:00 to 10:45 ?Getting Down to Business? ? Helping businesses get the message
11:15 to 12:00 Breakout Sessions (see below) 12:00 to 1:00 Lunch (in the beautiful outdoor OCC horticulture center) & Vendor Fair 1:00 to 2:15 ?Acting Out? ? How activism can make a difference
3:10 to 3:30 Break and Vendor Fair 3:30 to 4:10 Breakout Sessions (see below) 4:15 to 5:00 Closing Presentations from Breakout groups Closure and summary - Stephanie Barger 5:00 to 5:30 Vendor Fair BREAKOUT SESSIONS TOPICS (repeat 3 times): Ø Plastics Role in a Zero Waste Economy - Laura Anthony, Zero Waste San Diego Ø Alternatives to Plastic - Beth Terry, Fakeplasticfish.com and TakeBacktheFilter.org Ø Environmental Education - Michael Klubock, Malibu Foundation Ø Current Legislation - Angela Howe, Surfrider Foundation Ø Day without a Bag - Sonia Diaz, Heal the Bay Ø Bioplastics and Sustainable Plastics - Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self Reliance Ø Working with Businesses - Earth Resource Foundation Ø Youth Activism ?Youth Against Styrofoam and others Ø The Truth about Plastic Recycling - Mike Carey, Orange Coast College Recycling Center Stephanie Barger, Executive Director Earth Resource Foundation P.O. Box 12364 Costa Mesa, CA 92627 949-645-5163 www.earthresource.org stephanie.barger@no.address Sustainability: To move ourselves with elegance and joy within certain limits. Paolo Guarnaccia - Zero Waste Italy REGISTER TODAY: "No Plastic Left Behind" Saturday, October 11, 2008 Costa Mesa, CA - A Campaign Against the Plastic Plague (CAPP) www.earthresource.org 916-652-7850 Fax: 916-652-0485 www.garyliss.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GreenYes" group. To post to this group, send email to GreenYes@no.address To unsubscribe from this group, send email to GreenYes+unsubscribe@no.address For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GreenYes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- |
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