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Youth for a zero waste, plastic free future!

Microplastic Madness Trailer (with comments) from Cafeteria Culture on Vimeo.

Microplastic Madness - movie
A feature documentary with an uplifting
youth action" message!


Schools, host a virtual screening -->
Free for all Title One Schools!
Spanish and English Subtitle versions now available!
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EDUCATORS: check out our
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Watch "Dear Humans" on YouTube; Watch on Vimeo -> (made by 4th grade students from PS15 Patrick F Daly, Brooklyn, NY)
Watch: "Got Reusable Bags?" on Vimeo -> ; be inspired by this program with 7th grade students from MS 246 Walt Whitman in E. Flatbush, Brooklyn!
(see more Plastic Free Waters  movies ->)

ZERO WASTE SCHOOL CAFETERIAS
(see our SORT2SAVE kit for more movies->)

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ADVOCACY - to REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS
(updates on the NY #BYOBag Bill ->)

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ZERO WASTE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY 

ARTS + ACTION 
ZERO WASTE CAFETERIAS

hands-on environmental education via leadership, creative problem solving, real world advocacy, arts and media (more ->)

ARTS + ACTION 
MAKE CHANGE MESSAGING

"TEACHING STUDENTS TO BE ADVOCATES!"
 PS 34 Manhattan 5th and 6th grade in action!

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​for Plastic Free Waters

(more about Plastic Free Waters education here -> )

YOUTH MADE MEDIA
NYC Garbage Issues

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"SORTIN' IT OUT"  - the music video (a work in progress) 
please DONATE to help us complete this video!

Interested in Styrofoam Out of Schools?
Here's some inspiration:

Giant Styrofoam Monster Puppets
Creative Advocacy with Data Puppets

CafCu News - Brooklyn Food Conference from Atsuko Quirk on Vimeo.

The No-Styro Puppets visit the Brooklyn Food Conference at Brooklyn Tech High School. While there they rub elbows with then Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

Styrofoam Puppets on Earth Day! from Atsuko Quirk on Vimeo.

The CafCu Team takes the No-Styro Puppets out for the first time on Earth Day 2012. Their first tour of Manhattan included Bryant Park, Times Square and The Javits Center.

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  • About
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  • MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
    • MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
    • Host a screening
    • The Plastic Pollution Crisis
    • Creative Team and Credits
    • Movie Feedback
  • Plastic Free Lunch
    • Plastic Free Lunch
    • FAQs - Plastic Free Lunch Day
    • PFLD School Food Service
    • Action Plan ideas - PFLD
    • NYC Plastic Free Lunch Days
  • Take Action Toolkits
    • K-12 Toolkit - Plastic Free Lunch Day
    • K-12 Toolkit - Microplastic Madness
    • DIY DATA ACTION litter cleanup >
      • DATA +ACTION litter clean up
      • Student and Teacher Litter Data Collection
    • SORT2SAVE KIT >
      • SORT2SAVE KIT - Cafeteria Rangers
      • Downloads - S2S - Cafeteria Rangers
      • Daily Operations - S2S - Cafeteria Rangers
      • Videos - Cafeteria Rangers
      • S2s Quick Launch Guide
      • Job Descriptions for Cafeteria Rangers
      • SORT2save Cheer! - lyrics + video
      • SORT2SAVE - About, Partners, License Agreement
    • Foam Trays Out of Schools >
      • NYC Foam Ban
      • Trayless Tuesdays
      • No-Styro Puppets
      • FAQs - Getting Styrofoam Out of Schools
    • Alternative Messaging
    • Action at home
    • Action on Policy >
      • Plastic Water Bottle ban NYC
      • NY Bag Bill
  • Donate
  • Youth Advocates Program
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    • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Taiwan - Lessons Learned
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