Plastic in Food Service: Promoting Awareness & Alternatives (webinar)

Please join the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG) in Maine, the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District (NEKWMD) in Vermont, & the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) for webinar to learn more about the opportunities and benefits of reducing plastic use:

• Why Should You Care About Plastic?
  • How plastic impacts human health, the food chain, and the environment
• Plastic Use in Food Service Establishments  (restaurants, grocery stores with takeout, cafeterias at schools, hospitals, and nursing homes, and others) & Opportunities to Save $$$ & Reduce Use:
  • Customer Experience: dine-in & takeout
  • Internal Operations: purchasing & kitchens
  • Textiles: uniforms, furnishings & carpet
  • Case Studies
• Understanding Plastic Recycling Dos & Don’ts

Register for the FREE webinar at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8257543877925730397

Jennifer Griffith and Stephanie Frisch from NEWMOA will present on the project they have been working on with the NEKWMD & AVCOG. Representatives from NEKWMD & AVCOG will also attend to answer questions