Course Description
Summary
Beyond Plastic Pollution is an environmental policy class that focuses on the systemic reasons why millions of tons of plastics enter the ocean each year. Through the lense of environmental justice, this cutting-edge class focuses on how plastic pollution is a climate change issue; how the plastics industry spins the myth that we can recycle our way out of the problem; environmental racism; the health impacts of plastic production and use and alternatives to plastics. Most importantly, students will learn what they can do to address the problem in their own community, state and nation. This class includes a strong focus on public action. The class profile includes college students taking the class for credit, alongside community people who are auditing the class.
