<div dir="ltr"><div>Seeing your email about Rumpke's recycling of plastic, I thought you might want to check out the process they are using. I'm not an expert on this but I do see many objections to claims that are being made about plastic recycling.</div><div>Anne<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Vicky, Buckeye Environmental Network</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:vicky.abou-ghalioum@benohio.org">vicky.abou-ghalioum@benohio.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 10:51 AM<br>Subject: NOV. 13 - RALLY for a plastic free future in Cleveland!<br>To: Anne` Sparks <<a href="mailto:anne.sparks756@gmail.com">anne.sparks756@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-7425999746412402370"><u></u><div style="background-color:#f1f1f1;margin:0;padding:0"><table role="presentation" style="background-color:#f1f1f1" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><table class="m_-7425999746412402370row-content m_-7425999746412402370stack" role="presentation" style="background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-7425999746412402370column" style="font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0" width="100%"><table class="m_-7425999746412402370image_block" role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:100%"><div style="line-height:10px" align="center"><div style="max-width:600px"><img src="https://prod.cdn.everyaction.com/images/van/EA/EA016/1/106535/images/BANNER%20Nov%2013th%20Plastics%20Expo%20CLE%20%28Blog%20Banner%29.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" alt="" title="" width="600" height="auto"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><table class="m_-7425999746412402370row-content m_-7425999746412402370stack" role="presentation" style="background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-7425999746412402370column" style="font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0" width="100%"><table role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#555;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center">
<span style="word-break:break-word;font-size:24px"><b><span style="word-break:break-word">REMINDER: Rally Wed. Nov 13th @ 9 AM</span></b></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div style="color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:120%;text-align:center"><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0"><b>Date:</b> Wednesday, Nov. 13</p><p style="margin:0"><b>Time: </b>9 AM<br><b>Location: </b>Free Stamp @ 601 Lakeside Ave. E. Cleveland, OH</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><table class="m_-7425999746412402370row-content m_-7425999746412402370stack" role="presentation" style="background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-7425999746412402370column" style="font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0" width="100%"><table role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;text-align:left"><span style="word-break:break-word;font-size:16px">Hello Anne`!</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:left"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:left">
<span style="word-break:break-word;font-size:16px">Join us for a rally in Downtown Cleveland next Wednesday, Nov. 13th at 9 AM to protest the annual plastics recycling world exposition. We are protesting this expo because it promotes the myth that plastic is recyclable, including the myth that "chemical" or "advanced" recycling is a solution to our plastic pollution crisis. We know the truth! <b>Plastic recycling is just another way the oil and gas industry attempts to lock us into an endless use of fossil fuels! "Chemical" recycling releases cancerous air pollution into our communities! </b>We deserve clean air, clean water, and an end to plastic pollution. NOT more plastic. 🙅</span>
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