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The Dirty Truth about Plastic Pots

July 22, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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The Dirty Truth About Plastic Pots (1 CEU)

Presented by:

Marie Chieppo, Principal, EcoPlantPlans, LLC

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Toni Bailey, Owner, Gracefully Green, LLC, APLD Sustainability Committee and 2017 Winner of the APLD Award for Leadership in Landscape Sustainability

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME
Did you know that 95% of plastic horticultural pots are not recycled? Learn the problems associated with the production, use, disposal and environmental impact related to the pots we all use. Participants in this webinar will gain an understanding related to the existing dilemma, obtain data and statistics, provide feedback and receive information on how to get involved. APLD is the first organization in the horticultural industry to work on this issue and landscape designers are key to implementing an action plan to change the dynamic. Join us for this informative and important webinar from three speakers committed to this issue. 
Register by July 19, 2020 to attend the live presentation or to receive the recorded presentation.
Click here to register now!
  • Member pricing is $20 (live and recorded presentation) or $15 (recorded presentation only). Non-member pricing is $40 (live and recorded presentation) or $30 (recorded presentation only).
  • Live presentation participants will receive a confirmation email containing access instructions the day before the webinar.
  • If you register for the recorded presentation only, please note that it will not be available until 7 – 10 business days after the live webinar is held.
About Marie Chieppo
After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from Simmons University and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University, Marie worked for five years as a researcher for The New England Journal of Medicine. In her late 20s, gardening became her true passion, and she hasn’t looked back. 2020 marks her twenty-first year in business as a designer, hands-on gardener and horticulturalist. Her science background has been very helpful for the ecologically-based work she does. Gardens with healthy ecosystems will be much more viable as the world faces the effects of climate changes. One of Marie’s missions is to teach others that through our gardens and landscapes we can help offset some of the effects of these impacts through biodiversity and well thought out design.
About Jean Ponzi
Jean Ponzi serves as the Green Resources Manager at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. A 25-year veteran of the Garden’s EarthWays Center team, she currently applies her sustainability expertise as manager of the St. Louis Green Business Challenge, operator of the Garden’s Green Resources Info Service, and on the leadership team for the regional initiative BiodiverseCity St. Louis. Jean is in demand as a speaker, writer and media spokesperson, offering audiences ecological vision tempered with practical experience.
About Toni Bailey
Toni Bailey is the owner of Gracefully Green, LLC, a landscape consulting and design business in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Her work is focused exclusively on sustainable landscaping practices, particularly conservation landscaping projects that are grant-funded. A member of APLD since 2004, she has served at the chapter and national leadership levels, including four years as chair of the Sustainability Committee, where she continues as a member. In 2017, Toni was honored to be selected for APLD’s Award for Leadership in Landscape Sustainability.

Details

Date:
July 22, 2020
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Website:
https://t.e2ma.net/webview/szt24c/c700988f9ebac51964a51fd64e7284e6

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