Beyond plastic

Crafting Clean Cities: Model Policies to Tackle Plastic Waste

12:00 - 1:00pm PDT

VIRTUAL
Zoom

PIRG Staff

Event summary

During this webinar, representatives from cities with leading plastic waste reduction policies shared actionable ideas to implement in communities around the state. Speakers shared insights from city-led actions, like expanding plastic bag bans to include places like restaurants and retail stores and transitioning eateries to reusable foodware.

Speakers included:

  • Los Angeles City Council President Emeritus Paul Krekorian
  • Marjorie Phan, LA Sanitation & Environment Environmental Supervisor
  • Julia Heath, Berkeley Recycling Program Manager
  • Fiona Hines, CALPIRG Legislative Advocate

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