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Working to reduce plastic use in Missouri
"The Great Rivers State"
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We can break free from plastic, Missouri!
In this month's plastic news, we're bringing you plastic-free back-to-school tips, hot-off-the-press news and research, and can't miss webinars. Don't forget to register for the upcoming Plastic Community Workshops. Plus, you're invited to join Beyond Plastics' Summer Book Club with tons of book recommendations for kids and adults alike.
Here's our July Plastic Awareness news!
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Springfield Community Workshop
Date: Saturday, Aug. 23
Time: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Library Station - Frisco Community Room
Register here!
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Rosebud Community Workshop
Date: Saturday, Nov. 1
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: Earth's Classroom
Register here!
| | Register TODAY for the Fall 2025 Beyond Plastic Pollution course, taught by Beyond Plastics Founder and President, Judith Enck! This 7-week course begins on Wednesday, September 3 from 7-9PM. | | | 5 Tips for Reducing Plastic this School Year | |
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Choose reusable cloth snack bags, stainless steel or glass containers, or beeswax wraps instead of plastic containers, bags or wrap.
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Skip individually wrapped snacks and buy in bulk—portion into your own containers for a plastic-free alternative.
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Choose wooden pencils, refillable pens, or metal mechanical pencils over plastic versions.
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Look for cardboard folders, paper binders, or metal scissors instead of plastic ones.
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Shop at thrift stores or school supply swaps for gently used clothes, backpacks, lunch boxes, and other gear.
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Grist
In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature estimates that...
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Scarlet Red Magazine
It’s not every day a grocery store makes international headlines. But in 2025, that’s exactly what’s happening in Toulouse, France — in an era when clean air, clean water, and now, clean packaging are the new frontier of progress.
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Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with West Virginia’s U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, to introduce the bipartisan...
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CNN
Prenatal exposure to a class of dangerous, widely used chemicals could be linked to your child having high blood pressure as a teen...
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People
Before ever stepping foot inside a kindergarten classroom, young children nationwide are already exposed to a large swath of possibly toxic chemicals...
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Mongabay
When Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa was a child, her mother sent her to market with a basket woven from grasses. “But now we don’t do that,” she says, because plastic has taken over most utilitarian purposes...
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July 2025
Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing threats to ocean health. Every year, over 11 million metric tons of plastic pollution enter the ocean.
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July 2025
The health and wellbeing of humans and ecosystems are increasingly impacted by plastic polymers. Microplastics have been found in the depths of ocean trenches, in the tissues of animals, and even in human placentas.
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June 2025
On a blustery evening in December, 2022, we—an anthropologist and engineer, both based at UK universities—huddled on a west African beach...
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April 2025
Initially considered as a revolutionary material, plastic production has steadily increased over the years. Excluding fibers, it has grown from 1.5 million tons in the 1950s to...
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Sustainable Brand Highlight
Meliora is a Woman-Owned business that manufactures people- and planet-friendly home cleaning and laundry products in Chicago, IL. Even better, their products are packaged in sustainable, mostly plastic-free, materials!
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Summer Book Club!
Beyond Plastics invites you to join their Summer Book Club! Browse an extensive list of recommended books on the impacts of plastic, the waste issue, industry deception, and more! Fun for all ages, with books for kids and adults alike!
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Interested in being part of the solution to plastic pollution in Missouri? Fill out this brief interest form or scan the QR code to connect with our Plastics Team!
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