Welcome “Antonio Gramsci famously imparted: “Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.” Who is MPP and what do we do? Move Past Plastic (MPP) is a grassroots organization in central Pennsylvania sponsored by TLC Foundation, founded June 7th, 2021. We are a conglomeration of individuals, businesses, and organizations.

We meet on the 3rd Monday of the month at 6p.m.

Mission:

To help communities understand the complexities of the single- use plastic (SUP) crisis and move toward a regenerative economy by offering resources, education, and support to businesses and municipal governance to change legislation and ordinances, use SUP alternatives, and decrease consumption and waste.

Vision:

Promote moving away from single-use plastics and toward a regenerative, circular economy with a mutualistic relationship with nature and respect for all people. What does it mean to subscribe to be a member or partner?

Questions/Concerns/Likes

Contact movepastplastic@gmail.com

717-713-5890

Celebrate your journey to move away from

single-use plastic (SUP):

• Becoming informed about the entire plastic life cycle • Understand environmental and health harms from single-use plastic, SUP • Recognize recycling and chemical or advanced recycling is a false solution • Realize single-use plastic is more than a litter problem it is a crime of chemical toxicity • Joining together to make changes by supporting campaign partners • Take local civic actions • Support strong Legislation outlined in the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

Tackling SUP Community Resources for

South Central Pennsylvania

Educational Meetings

Next Working Zoom Meeting

3rd MONDAY of the month at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. EST

IN-PERSON & Virtual

Wednesday, November 29th, Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W High St, Carlisle, PA 17013 6:30-7:30 pm RSVP

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Current Initiatives

• Artificial Turf harming our youth, Partnering with Beyond Plastic • PFAS drinking and wastewater testing • PFAS legislation Partnering with LWVPA, PFAS-action-group. • Zero Waste PA legislation, Partnering with LWVPA, Upstream, Beyond Plastic, • Help restaurants move from disposable SUP to reusables, Partnering with Beyond Plastic and Upstream • BYO - US Reduces for Pennsylvania • `E-school buses, Partnering with Climate Reality, Susquehanna Chp. • Worth Protecting People Filibuster, Once/month in Harrisburg, Partnering with Better Path Coalition

Learn more about PFAS and how you can

protect your drinking water and participate

in the PFAS Campaign

PA Constitution - Article 1 Section 27

Natural resources and the public estate.

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people. .