At the September 21st meeting of the Wolseley Residents Association, Wolseley resident Dr. Joe Ackerman, a research scientist and Bio-Systems Engineer shared his research on what is happening with plastic waste in Winnipeg and options to improve our situation. 

The meet was held via Zoom and over 40 residents participated.  A recording of the zoom meeting can be accessed by clicking here.   Enter this password when prompted:  4!UDBPtr

A copy of the powerpoint that Joe presented can be accessed by clicking on the image below:

​Dr. Joe Ackerman, a Wolseley resident, is a research scientist and Bio-Systems Engineer has been examining both ways to reduce plastic consumption as well as ways to recycle and reuse plastic and other waste.  He has lived in Wolseley for over 25 years and has made passive house conversions to his home; eliminating natural gas heat and super insulation relying on scrap wood for heat and his yard is an urban farm.

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Workshop Overview: 
Dr. Joe Ackerman, a Wolseley resident, is a research scientist and Bio-Systems Engineer who has been examining both ways to reduce plastic consumption as well as ways to recycle and reuse plastic and other waste.  He has lived in Wolseley for over 25 years and has made passive house conversions to his home; eliminating natural gas heat and super insulation relying on scrap wood for heat and his yard is an urban farm. 

He will be sharing his research on what is happening with plastic waste in Winnipeg and options to improve our situation.  After the workshop the WRA is open to a working group taking some action to follow-up on the issue.  This session is motivated by the increase in plastic use during the pandemic with more food packaging, back sliding on plastic bags, more take out food, and PPE all using plastic.  
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Information links from the Green Action Centre: 
Here are some resource links regarding plastic: 
https://greenactioncentre.ca/category/green-your-routine/ 
https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/break-free-from-plastic/
https://www.storyofplastic.org/
https://www.storyofstuff.org/
https://pollybarks.com/
http://greenactioncentre.ca/plasticfreejuly

Information links from Greenpeace:  
https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/act/plasticpolluters2019/  
greenpeace.org/canada/en/act/support-complete-single-use-plastic-bans/
https://act.greenpeace.org/page/63162/petition/1?locale=en-US