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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act webinar for recyclers and other environmental groups
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Category: Other Events

The Center for Biological Diversity and the NM Recycling Coalition are partnering to hold a free webinar on May 13 about the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Prevention Act recently reintroduced in Congress. The webinar will focus on aspects of the bill that affect recyclers, such as the support mechanisms within the bill for domestic recycling infrastructure, how state and local waste prevention policies will be protected and supported by the legislation, and changes made to the bill since its original introduction in 2020.

Panelists include:

  • Anja Malawi, Congressional Science Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
  • Lynn Hoffman, Co-president of Eureka Recycling and member of the progressive MRF alliance, AMBR
  • Randy Moorman, Director of Community Campaigns at Eco-Cycle and member of the progressive MRF alliance, AMBR (invited)
To sign up for the webinar, click here.