The Perils of PVC Plastic Pipes: A Free Beyond Plastics Webinar
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Billions of tax dollars are being spent all over the country to wisely remove lead pipes that deliver drinking water to homes, schools and businesses. Beyond Plastics has published a new report urging local governments not to switch from lead to PVC (polyvinyl chloride) plastic pipes. Join Beyond Plastics at 7:00 PM ET US on Thursday, April 27 for a free educational webinar on the perils of PVC plastic pipes with Judith Enck, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator and president of Beyond Plastics, Mike Schade, director of Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store campaign, and Shanna Swan, Ph.D., an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist and a professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City
Register now for this webinar on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET US!
Mike Schade leads Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program that challenges retailers to shift away from hazardous chemicals and replace them with safer alternatives. Prior to joining TFF, Schade served as markets campaign coordinator with the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ), where he led campaigns to phase out PVC plastic, phthalates and bisphenol-A in consumer products and packaging. He also led the Buffalo office of a statewide environmental health organization. Schade has a BS in environmental studies from the University at Buffalo.
Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. An award-winning scientist, her work examines the impact of environmental exposures, including chemicals such as phthalates and Bisphenol A, on men’s and women’s reproductive health and the neurodevelopment of children.
Judith Enck is a dynamic community leader who has spent her expansive career working to protect public health and the environment. She was appointed by President Obama to serve as a Regional Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Before that, she was Deputy Secretary for the Environment in the New York governor's office and Policy Advisor to the State Attorney General. Judith is a professor at Bennington College, where she teaches classes on plastic pollution and was a visiting scholar at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Judith was recently appointed by the governor of New Jersey to serve on the state’s Plastic Advisory Council. Judith organized her town's rural recycling program and was instrumental in passing the New York Bottle Bill in 1982, the first legislation she ever worked on.