Municipalities across New York and Connecticut are considering, or implementing, recycling goals to reduce pollution, such as bans on plastics from single-use bags to straws and takeout containers. But how hard will it be to break residents of their wasteful culture? We'll discuss the zero waste movement with guests:
- Martin Melosi, Ph.D., Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of History, University of Houston
- Sherill Baldwin, environmental analyst, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Bridget Fleming, legislator, D-Noyack, Environment, Planning & Agriculture Committee, Suffolk County Legislature
- John Boccuzzi Jr, owner, BD Provisions
- Alexander Williams, owner and director of operations, Blue Earth Compost
- Tamara Lim, founder and CEO, The Wally Shop