World Environment Day: Beat Plastic Pollution

It’s World Environment Day! This year’s theme is #BeatPlasticPollution : a mission the WWRA tackles every day! Here are some steps you can take to get involved:

1) Get involved in policy solutions. Know your representatives (www.michiganvotes.org/legislators) and attend WWRA meetings (wwrarecycles.org/meeting-info/). This year’s World Environment Day comes exactly two months before countries meet to negotiate a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Learn more here: www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution

2) Attend or host a local event! Register your event or find one near you at www.worldenvironmentday.global/get-involved/register-activity

3) Reduce your demand for plastic products. Buy items secondhand or in plant based packaging, look for 100% recycled plastics, and ensure ALL plastics end up in the recycling bin.

4) Reduce your demand for thin plastics. Flexible plastics, like grocery bags and snack packaging, are not recyclable at the WWRA. Try to reduce your consumption of these goods and find a local collection for any excess. The Chelsea District Library, CHS Independence Hall, Meijer, Walmart, and Polly’s accepts thin plastics.

5) Learn more about #WorldEnvironmentDay by watching this video: https://youtu.be/eqapZ8obCGs