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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!
Check out upcoming engagement opportunities, take action for plastic-free baby food, recent news and research describing a variety of impacts, webinars to watch, and special features, including plastic-free to-go cups.
Here's your October Plastic Awareness news!
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November 14: Kirksville Community Advocacy Workshop
Location: Truman State University, Student Union Building, Activities Room 3200, 901 S. Franklin Street, Kirksville, MO 63501
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
RSVP here!
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Greenpeace International examined Gerber baby food pouches and found an estimated 5,000+ microplastic particles in each pouch.
Plastic packaging leaches chemicals into the food it touches, including chemicals linked to hormone disruption, developmental delays, metabolic disease, and fertility issues later in life.
Tell Gerber that microplastics do not belong in baby food!
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Hormone-disrupting chemical mixtures linked to excess childhood weight
US Right to Know
Children exposed during pregnancy and early life to combinations of chemicals that disrupt hormones...
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Pasadena Now
There is something we need to rethink about the way we build playing fields for our children.
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Northeastern News
Say no to sushi and steer clear of raw sprouts. Skip Bikram yoga. And keep your hands off that cat litter box. Pregnancy comes with a list of...
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Food and Wine
As studies continue to investigate the impact that pervasive microplastics can have on human health, many of us are...
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Newswise
Biodegradable plastics are increasingly used as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional plastics.
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Dance Magazine
It’s a perfectly forgettable scenario for a dancer: You pull on your leotard, tights, and warm-ups, head into the studio,...
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YaleEnvironment360
The chemical industry has known for decades that ingested microplastic particles can reach vital organs, an investigation has found.
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October 2026
The report demonstrates microplastics contamination in human blood in 96% of the individuals tested. This is the first group of publicly identified...
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Podcast Pick
Each September, Climate Week brings scientists, advocates, and changemakers to New York City to discuss a variety of climate related topics. In this episode of The Indisposible Podcast, Upstream CEO Crystal Dreisbach and policy fellow Mai Li Spencer share their takeaways on circularity, plastic pollution, reuse infrastructure, and how it all went down during Climate Week.
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Featured Facts
When you are walking on most any street, highway, park, or beach, you will probably see small plastic e-cigarettes, also known as vape, devices littering the community. New research from Beyond Plastics explores the single-use plastic waste implications of this growing form of trash.
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Sign Our Petitions!
Ask Dollar General and Walmart to offer paper drinking cups!
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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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Do you ever wonder about various aspects of plastics and plastic pollution? Beyond Plastics science director, Trisha Vaidyanathan, PhD is here to shed some light on these questions in her monthly column, “Ask a Scientist.” Submit your question(s) here!
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