by Maggie Spizzirri | Dec 16, 2022 | News & Events
Laundry Pods Are Plastic ? Yup, laundry pods and even laundry sheets are made with polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA, a plastic that is said to be biodegradable, and even edible by some microorganisms. But both claims are highly problematic, and PVA has emerged as a...
by Maggie Spizzirri | Dec 10, 2022 | News & Events
Single-use plastics in packaging and servingware Single-use plastics in packaging and servingware make up to 40 – 50% of the plastic products fueling the global plastic waste crisis. But according to the UNEP and other environmental organizations, their...
by Maggie Spizzirri | Dec 1, 2022 | News & Events
Campaign Group Organizing Mtg Are you interested in brainstorming the best ways to let Rotary Clubs know about “Project Refill and Reuse”? This project is a powerful way for Clubs and Districts to eliminate single-use plastic and disposables at events,...
by Maggie Spizzirri | Nov 27, 2022 | News & Events
The Rotary Foundation’s the 7th Area of Focus In 2020 The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors unanimously approved adding a new Area of Focus: supporting the environment. The AOFs help The Rotary...
by Maggie Spizzirri | Nov 25, 2022 | News & Events
Cop-out: /ˈkäpˌout/ An informal phrase , according to Oxford Languages, meaning “an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility.” While COP 27 made a historic decision to set up a new fund to help compensate low-income countries from climate change...
by Maggie Spizzirri | Nov 22, 2022 | News & Events
Plastic Solutions Social Hour Join the leaders of Plastic Solutions for a casual, plastic-waste-obsessed social .5 hour on Wednesday Nov 30, 11 am CST (5 pm UTC) on Zoom! Let’s get to know each other and chat! The objective is social – but...
