Let’s look at the effects of plastic usage:
Excerpt of recording of Dr. Robert Sargis’ presentation at Health and Plastic, July 13, 2025 at Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL.
Have you seen the Patch article, What Does Your Health Have to Do with Plastic? If not, here’s the link.
Excerpt from Are You Eating Microplastics Every Day by Ankur Shah
Latest News on Plastic:
New Yorker – How Plastics are Poisoning Us.
Here’s the link.
Ecology Center – About BPA and BPS in receipt paper.
Here’s the link.
CNN Health – Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease.
Here’s the link.
NPR – Should you toss your plastic kitchen tools for health reasons?
Here’s the scoop.
OUR MISSION
To eliminate the use of plastic in the community.
WHAT'S NEW
Paper Bag Collection
We are now collecting paper shopping bags for reuse in the stores:
- Winnetka Farmers’ Market
- Reduce Waste Chicago at the Sustainability Market, Northcenter Town Square, 4100 N. Damen, Chicago on Sept 29, 10-4.
Geetha Foods is our first pilot store to significantly reduce plastic bags by providing boxes, paper bags and cotton bags.
Winnetka Farmers’ Market is selling 100% cotton shopping bags for $1 and mesh produce bags at a price of 2 for $1. If you don’t already have a cotton bag, be sure to take advantage of the low price.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Date: September 2, 2025
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am
Place: North Shore Senior Center Cohn Auditorium
Title: Dangers of Plastic – What to Use instead
TIPS FOR PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES
BAG PALS
Mostly and Sometimes are two Bag Pals. Together they will tell you all about why and how to replace plastic bags whenever you go shopping.
On this day, they met at a grocery store self-check out.
MOSTLY: Did you know that most plastics are made from oil and gas?
SOMETIMES: I haven’t thought about it. So you’re saying plastic bags are made from oil and gas.
MOSTLY: When people consume less at home and in cars, the industry sells more plastic to make up for it. Plastic makes people sick.
SOMETIMES: Oh, you mean they should use us instead, because we’re cotton.
Click here to see how MOSTLY responds.
■ Be the First ■
This project started in early 2023 with a collaboration between Jonathan Lavin of the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley, and Howard Meyer of the Skokie Chamber of Commerce and Ivy Sundell. Replace Plastic became an Illinois non-profit organization in December, 2023. It is now a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
If you are interested in joining us to replace plastic in your business, email replaceplastic2@gmail.com