Chasing Arrows: The Truth About Recycling - Virtual Watch Party & Panel Discussion - Livestream

Reduce, reuse, then recycle: this was where recycling was intended to fit within the circular economy. Instead, the petrochemical and packaging industries have exploited this fundamental premise and used recycling as a cover to increase plastic production exponentially. The truth is: The onus for solving our plastic pollution crisis isn’t on recyclers; it’s on plastic producers. They are simply making too much plastic, most of which cannot be recycled.

Join us for a virtual watch party of “Chasing Arrows: The Truth About Recycling,” a short film produced in partnership with the Emmy Award-winning Peak Plastic Foundation that outlines how the plastics industry is trashing recycling with non-recyclable plastics and exposes the recycling myths industry promotes, such as blaming the recycling system and consumers for plastic pollution.

After the film, stick around for a dynamic panel discussion featuring zero waste experts and members of the Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers - the original pioneers of mission-driven, community-based nonprofit recycling and zero waste in the U.S.

Hear from Eureka Recycling, Eco-Cycle, Ecology Center, and Recycle Ann Arbor as they delve into the current zero waste landscape and share valuable insights from their communities. A live Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.

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