Working to reduce plastic use in Missouri

"The Great Rivers State"

Stream Teams United is embarking on a new effort to work with partners around the state and with Missourians to reduce our use of plastic!

Join us in this effort. You can be a part of the plastic pollution solution!

We will be sending a monthly news blast, with the most recent news about the problem of plastic in our environment, with tangible steps anyone can take to help curb our use of plastic!

How can YOU reduce your personal use of plastic?

Plastics in the News

Recent Research

Webinars & Videos to Watch

September 30 at 6PM - Plastics & Health Symposium - NYC Climate Week Follow Up Q&A hosted by Bennington College

October 1 at 6PM - Proposed Priorities for the Next President to Reduce Plastic Pollution hosted by Beyond Plastics

October 10 at 2PM - Make it in Appalachia Listening Series Transforming the Ohio River Valley into a Hub for Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic hosted by Reimagine Appalachia

October 17 at 11AM - Plastics 101 Webinar Series: Plastic Production and Design hosted by National Academies

October 23 at 4PM - Plastic-Free President: The Future of U.S. Policy on Plastics hosted by the Plastic Pollution Coalition

Want to learn more about where we are, how we got here, and what we can do to fix the plastic pollution crisis?

Check out this video!

September Spotlights

Plastic-Free Product Highlight

Swap your usual laundry detergent with Meliora's Laundry Powder! A people- and planet-friendly laundry detergent made with safer ingredients and eco-friendly (plastic-free!) packaging.

Plastic Podcast Pick

Hear from two medical professionals on the health care plastics crisis on Fierce Healthcare's Podnosis: Minimizing plastics use and risk in health care

Book of the Month

Originally published in 2022, A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies by Matt Simon dives deep into a new dimension of the plastic crisis and what sets plastic apart from other pollutants.

One Review from Booklist describes Simon's book as an "informed, utterly blindsiding account."

In Case You Missed It

August 28 - Environmental Health Matters Initiative: Introduction to Microplastics and Health Implications: Where we are and where are we going? - Webinar #1

September 12 - Plastics 101 Webinar Series: What are Plastics? hosted by National Academies

September 18 - Artificial Turf: Research on Plastic Pollution, PFAS, and Health Concerns hosted by Collaborative for Health and Environment

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