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 that has a mutualistic relationship with nature and a respect for all people. What does it mean to subscribe to be a member or Partner? A member is an individual that wants to be informed about the single use plastic (SUP) crisis. You are welcome to attend monthly meetings, and contribute to solving this problem in any capacity you are able. Your commitment can be learning more about the problem from visiting this site and receiving emails and resources from Move Past Plastic. It can include signing petitions or being involved in some one or more of the organizational groups: Legislative, Public Awareness/Education, or Research. We respect your right to enjoy nature, your families, jobs and other life responsibilities. MPP is a NO judgement zone. We humbly accept and are grateful for contributions you can make.

Benefits of being a member

• Receive MPP meetings times and locations • Availability of resources, education, and networking • Receive and contribute to the newsletter • Receive emails related to SUPs and supporting a regenerative economy • Receive information about ways you can act. i.e., petitions, letters to the editor, writing legislation, writing to legislators, education outreach, research, etc. • Ability to request presentations • Participate in and influence MPP initiatives • Opportunity to fund MPP initiatives • Opportunity to be a fiscal sponsor • Thank You, Business/organization name on the website as a partner • Your hyperlinked logo on all initiatives your co- host Optional • Your Business/organization name is hyperlinked to go straight to your website • Your organization's/company's hyperlinked logo will be added to the MPP website • Brief Description of your organization (<100 words) • Your Business/Organization Logo on MPP’s opening page hyperlinked to your Business/Organization's Website We welcome any individual to become a member, or business, or organization to become a Partner and contribute in any capacity you are able.

Questions/Concerns/Likes

Contact

movepastplastic@gmaILcom

717-713-5890

Fund Raiser for MPP

Art by Janak Narayan

MMP's three main working groups are: Legislation, Public Awareness/Education, and Research. We place an emphasis on acting locally to support and promote the efforts of many partnering organizations and businesses. MPP supports the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act which supports extended producer responsibility. It is important to network with companies who use alternatives to plastic packing and products. It is more important to move away from a disposable, consumption base economy to a regenerative, circular economy by encouraging the passing of new legislation that supports infrastructure, design, and funding for products that can be reused, repaired, and recycled. We focus on issues for creating social and environmental justice. We give people and groups a forum to join together to make connections and build a community to address the Single Use Plastic (SUP) crisis.

Learn more about PFAS and how

you can protect your drinking

water. Participate in the PFAS

Campaign.

Ensure PFAS free Drinking Water on 11/2/22 at 12-1 pm or 7-8 pm EST (Virtual via Zoom) I invite you to learn more about ensuring safe drinking water from per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The EPA has recognized this classification of persistent hazardous chemicals. Register for Ensure PFAS free Drinking Water on 11/10/22 at 12 pm or 7 pm (Virtual via Zoom) PFAS compounds are pervasive in our society. They are found in our bodies, household dust, clothing, cosmetics, and many other products we use daily and in drinking water. Learn about PFAS and how to engage your municipality in testing their drinking water for these toxic bioaccumulating chemicals. Whether you are a municipal or elected leader, water specialist, environmentalist, or citizen, you will be introduced to the information you need to test your drinking water for PFAS or to request your municipality test the community's drinking water for PFAS. You will be introduced to three toolkits. The Engaging Municipalities in the PFAS Testing Toolkit - which will include: • History • Define and share their uses • Health and Environmental Harms • Regulations or lack thereof • Potential PFAS Contamination Sites Maps for your community • Laboratory Testing: EPA and DEP Certified Labs and How to Test for PFAS • How to Avoid Sources of PFAS • At-home drinking water filtration • How to avoid, limit, and test for PFAS in drinking water. • Solutions for PFAS contamination include UCMR5. PFAS Talking Points Toolkit - Provides information on topics of concern around PFAS: military sites, health, biosolids, etc. Media Toolkit - Outlines how to locate your legislators, phone scripts, social posts, and how to write letters to the editor, If you want to learn more and have support with testing your water for PFAS and cannot attend a meeting, please email Tamela Trussell at movepastplastic@gmail.com to request a personal presentation that fits your schedule.

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.

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