Charting the Course for Environmental Change in Maryland
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Working as the Community Sustainability Director for
Pearlstone
, Joan Plisko organized a community-wide environmental advocacy education event. Held at the
Jewish Museum of Maryland
, 80 engaged and enthusiastic people joined together to learn, network, and share! Some of the upcoming Maryland environmental legislative issues the group discussed include:
- Clean Energy Jobs Act
- Forest Conservation Act Amendments
- Green Constitutional Amendment
- Polystyrene Ban
- Clean Transportation
Attendees heard from elected officials and environmental advocates, as shown to the right.
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From L to R, Event speakers and educators: Josh Tulkin,
Sierra Club of Maryland, Jodi Rose,
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, Kristen Harbeson,
Maryland League of Conservation Voters,
Delegate Brooke Lierman, Joan Plisko, Pearlstone,
Delegate Dana Stein, Jakir Manela, Pearlstone
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Sustainable Career Center Ribbon Cutting
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"Meaningful employment, a living wage, and marketable trade skills"
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Civic Works' Center for Sustainable Careers
new location is open for business! The Center offers multiple training programs for unemployed and underemployed Baltimore residents. Participants earn industry-recognized certifications and receive job placement assistance upon successful completion of the program! Here are the four areas of concentration:
- Solar installation
- Stormwater management
- Brownfields
- Energy retrofit
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Flanked by community supporters, Eli Allen, Director, Baltimore Sustainable Career Center cuts the ribbon for the new and expanded location!
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- EPS does not biodegrade. It can break up into small, even minuscule pieces, but it never goes away. The smaller it gets, the harder it is to clean up.
- EPS is made of fossil fuels and synthetic chemicals which may leach if they come in contact with hot, greasy or acidic food.
- Animals, turtles, and fish sometimes mistake EPS for food, and that can hurt and potentially kill them.
- EPS is difficult to recycle. For the most part community recycling centers do not accept throwaway foam food containers.
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To combat this waste, over 100 cities have partially or completely banned the product within their jurisdictions. Until recently, Baltimore was the largest city to enact such a ban. However,
New York City
now becomes the largest jurisdiction in the country to ban polystyrene foam food and beverage containers. Under the City's new rule, effective January 1, 2019, restaurants, food vendors and stores may not possess, sell or offer for use polystyrene foam food and beverage containers.
To find out if your city has completely or partially banned EPS, click below
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About Plisko Sustainable Solutions
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Joan and Marc Plisko
Swallow Falls State Park, Maryland
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Joan Plisko, PhD, President
Marc Plisko, CIH, Vice President
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The mission of Plisko Sustainable Solutions, LLC
is to catalyze positive health, environmental, and social change through improved customer performance, economic savings, and enhanced social awareness.
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