Next Meeting Information and Past Meeting Notes

Plastics Working Group

Join the Plastics Working Group

We are an affiliate of Beyond Plastics

used with permission http://perpetual-plastic.net

Focus Statement (Revised May 2023)

The focus of the Plastics Working Group is to address the intersectionality of climate change, human health, environmental justice, waste management, and pollution aspects of plastics and the petrochemical industry. To this end, the Plastics Working Group engages in local, state, and federal initiatives to:

• Develop strong and effective local policy actions and state and federal legislation to reduce the production and use of single-use plastic packaging and the toxic chemicals used to make them, evaluate the advancement of false solutions like chemical/advanced recycling, and reduce the negative environmental and health impacts of the petrochemical industry

• Support Zero Waste initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels

• Increase producer responsibility for the full life cycle of plastics and truth in advertising

• Develop partnerships with the business, education, and municipal sectors to implement alternatives to petroleum-based plastics

• Engage in public education to raise awareness of the environmental and human health risks of plastic, the availability of plastic alternatives, and the need for source reduction strategies, increased recycling, and related waste management strategies

• Educate about behaviors and practices to reduce consumption and limit the need for plastics recycling

• Follow the NH DES solid waste hierarchy

We envision a health-based approach to reducing plastic waste & pollution for the planet and for people.

Communicating About Climate

The Plastics and Climate Project
Let's Talk Climate from the Nature Conservancy
Potential Energy Coalition - website that posits that climate change has a communications problem
Katharine Hayhoe’s TED talk The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it

The Secret to Talking About Climate Change: The SECRET to talking about climate change

Yale Climate Change Communication – Global Warming Six Americas

https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/projects/global-warmings-six-americas/

How to Talk About EPR, Product Stewardship, and Minimum Content Policies

Good EPR - Bad EPR (same article as above, but highlighting this topic

Sierra Club LTE Guide - New Hampshire newspapers

TED Talk Dianna Cohen - Tough Truths About Plastic Pollution
NPR - PLASTiCS What’s recyclable, what becomes trash - and why
Janine Benyus - Biomimmicry Ted Talk

Ten Towns • Ten Actions Toolkit

A campaign to help individuals, organizations, and communities to rethink plastic. Visit 10towns.org for more information and to join us!

Dr. Vanessa Druskat, Emotional Intelligence of Teams

On Oct 31, 2021

The NH Network Plastics Working Group invited Dr. Vanessa Druskat to one of our early meetings to share her insights into the 'Emotional Intelligence of Teams'.

Next Meeting Information and Past Meeting Notes

There was discussion about the value of knowing each other better and inviting Plastics Working Group members (and anyone in the larger network or other working groups) to complete a slide in the Network slide deck with names, skill sets, networks, and photo. Here is the link to the slide deck, which has a template to fill out if anyone is willing to.

Link to Network Slide Deck

Link to Plastics Working Group Slide Deck

Next meeting: Sunday, April 20, 2025 - 6:00-7:30 PM

ZOOM LINK (TIP: Copy this link into your online calendar so you don't have to hunt for it)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87209928697