Certified Plastics Management Associate
You can't hide from today's world of plastic pollution, but you can learn to identify and avoid the most toxic plastic hazards. Certifying as a Plastics Management Associate gives you all the tools needed to reduce your dependence on plastics in all areas of your life, and can enhance your standing with colleagues and employers.
This Workshop Includes
- Weekly Classes via zoom
- Workbook (Grove's Field Guide to Plastics)
- 24/7 cohort chat & messaging
- Online cohort workspace & storage
- Weekly Assignment Sheets & Progress Reviews
Your Weekly Time Commitment
- Class: 90-120 minutes (depending on cohort size)
- Reading: 15-30 minutes
- Assignments: 3-5 hours
Workshop Skills Taught
- Understand the types of plastic and their hazards.
- Identify plastics throughout your home and workplace.
- Understand the environmental impact of plastics and the alternatives.
- Understand the types of chemical plastic additives and their associated health issues.
- Reduce the amount of plastic in your home and office.
- Change shopping patterns to minimize the purchase of new plastics.
Workshop Agenda Summary
Generally, each class will include three parts:
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- Report on Assignments for previous section
- Discussion and New Assignments for current section
- Presentation & Reading Assignment for next section
You'll be asked to read Making It prior to the first class. Reading the workbook's Introduction is optional.
Workshop Agenda for each Class
- Making It
- Welcome & Introductions
- Presentation & Discussion - Making It (Plastics science & politics)
- Presentation & Reading Assignment - Coding It
- Coding It
- Discussion & New Assignments - Coding It
- Presentation & Reading Assignment - Living With It
- Living With It
- Report on Assignments - Coding It
- Discussion & New Assignments - Living With It
- Presentation & Reading Assignment - Trashing It
- Trashing It
- Report on Assignments - Living With It
- Discussion & New Assignments - Trashing It
- Presentation & Reading Assignment - Surviving It
- Surviving It
- Report on Assignments - Trashing It
- Discussion & New Assignments - Surviving It
- Presentation & Reading Assignment - Living Without It
- Living Without It
- Report on Assignments - Surviving It
- Discussion & New Assignments - Living Without It
- Review for Test
- Closing Activities & Certification
- Report on Assignments - Living With It
- Closing Comments & Next Steps
- Certification Test
Workshop Cost
Workshops are available on a sliding scale based on group size. Discounts and scholarships are available for schools and nonprofits.
Group Size / Cost Per Person
- 6-8 / $80.00
- 9-11 / $70.00
- 12-15 / $60.00
- 16-18 / $50.00
Notes: All participants must have a free basic zoom account or greater. Workbooks will be mailed to organizer for distribution to participants.