How do we overcome the comfort of our throw-away society? Do we have alternatives? What will they cost us?

In Unwrap the Future III: Reuse and Zero Waste as the New Normal, we will hear from extraordinary individuals who have created the opportunities, the infrastructures, and the local and state policies to do an end-run around plastic and waste. They are also exposing the presence of toxics in plastics in food packaging. They are giving new options to local restaurants. They are engaging youth. They are helping us change behavior, to say “No” to plastics and to waste.

WELCOME

• Cindy Heath, Founding Member and Convener, NH Network Plastics Working Group

MODERATOR

• Christina Dubin, Board Chair Seacoast CAN; Campaigns Coordinator, Surfrider NH; Co-Founder, NH Network Plastics Working Group

PRESENTERS

• Patsy Beffa-Negrini, PhD, RDN, Plastics Working Group: “By the Numbers: Ten Towns • Ten Actions Toolkit 3-Year Impact”: Overview of the success of the Ten Towns • Ten Actions Toolkit Campaign at work in 54 towns across all regions of New Hampshire.

• Crystal Dreisbach, CEO, Upstream Solutions: “The Reuse Landscape”: Normalizing reuse in sports, entertainment & schools - case studies, funding,  coalitions, and the economics.

• Kirstie Pecci, ED, Just Zero: “Zero Waste Solutions in Practice”: Local solutions, replacing plastics, toxics in food packaging.

• Sue Inches, Author, Educator, Environmental Advocate: “Achieving Policy Success and Reasons to be Optimistic in Troubled Times”-- Environmental Priorities Coalition, Maine Youth for Climate Justice.

• Kristine Baber, PhD, Dover Plastics Reduction Group: “Introducing Reusables in the Restaurant Sector”

• Susan Richman, NH Network Plastics Working Group: “No Bag Please” campaign

• Karen Ebel, NH State Legislature: ‘Working Toward Legislative Success in 2025” -- Progress made by the Solid Waste Working Group, building strategic coalitions, forming local waste reduction committees.

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