MPP Presentations

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All presentations times and content can be modified to fit your needs.

Presentations can be in person or virtual.

Lasting 10 - 50 min. to leave time for questions.

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Who is MPP and what is the Single Use Plastic, SUP,

Crisis Presentations 20-30 min.

This presentation is an introduction to Move Past Plastic, MPP, and the basics on the Single Use Plastic, SUP, Crisis. You will learn about how and why MPP was formed, it’s organizational structure, and how it is working to tackle SUP. You will learn about the basic negative impacts of plastic on our lives and what actions are being taken and what actions you can take in relationship with Pennsylviania.

Plastic, The Keystone Issue 50 min.

Is a very comprehensive presentation that walks through the plastic "life cycle". It will make a direct connection to our water cycle. You will be taken step by step into how plastic is created, some of the blessings and curses of the product and how we are dealing with its end of life. You will understand the impacts of plastic in many aspects of our life. It will address the progression of our dependence on extraction and disposability and offer options for a regenerative economy and lifestyle. Why it is important to move away from petrochemical build out to save our planet and its inhabitants. It will draw relationships between the negative effects of plastic on climate change, infrastructure, premature death, loss of recreation, agriculture, health, water and air pollution.

The Cloak of Many Colors - Fast Fashion 20-30 min.

We enjoy being cloaked by many clothing and accessory items. But does our obsession with cheap accessible clothing bring us pleasure at the expense of our health and welfare as well as that of all life on the planet? Does cheap clothing bring us joy or just make our lives seem more disposable? Learn about fast fashion and the tide of plastic pollution. Learn about what we can do to show our unique beauty and life while enriching the arts and valuing them.

PFAS Basics 50 min.

This presentation follows the history of PFAS beginning with their creation, uses, harms, lawsuits, and regulations. Sources and distribution of PFAS are outlined. Human and environmental harms are noted and potential solutions are addressed.

PFAS in Watersheds 50 min.

This is a brief introduction to PFAS and how they are introduced to a watershed. We will identify how PFAS impacts a watershed. Human and environmental harms are noted and potential solutions are addressed.

PFAS in my Community 50 min.

There will be a brief introduction to what PFAS are, where they come from, why they are of concern and what is being done to protect you. Then we will look for potential local contamination sites and research if there is any PFAS monitoring data for these sites. We will touch on what you can do before the Q & A.

PFAS in Agriculture 50 min.

There are many areas that intersect agriculture and the bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Wastewater solids (biosolids), or sewage sludge and residential septage are important fertilizer after proper treatment for crops as is compost. However, food waste streams are contaminated with PFAS. This contamination bioaccumulates in compost made from mixed feedstocks such as manure, green waste, and food waste. These products become part of the biosolids-based products and the cycle continues. What are other PFAS based contaminants? What is the depth of this problem and are their solutions?