Eldorado/285 Recycles, an environmental and recycling organization located in Santa Fe County NM, is hosting the streaming of two documentaries over a 4-day period (April 26-30): The Story of Plastic (trailer) and New Mexicans Taking Action on Plastic Waste (trailer) and a panel discussion.
The panelists will discuss how we can support the proposed federal legislation – Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act – and what we can do at the state and local level to implement extended producer responsibility systems for packaging materials to reduce plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and to promote environmental justice.
Panelists
Sarah Pierpont, Executive Director, New Mexico Recycling Coalition
Matthew McQueen, NM State Representative District 50
Elena Fernandez, Projects Associate Amigos Bravos
Greg Polk, New Mexicans Taking Action on Plastic Waste filmmaker/producer
Anja Brandon, AGU/AAAS Congressional Science Fellow for U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and/or
Shane Trimmer, Legislative Director for U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal of California