Back to School
- Green Street Radio
- Aug 22
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 23
Decisions about what you buy as you send your kids back to school can have a big impact – on them and the environment.
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the fight over banning a pesticide proven to negatively impact the brains of developing babies, a new firefighting foam made from soybeans that can replace hazardous PFAS-laden products, and the collapse of the UN worldwide plastic treaty, thanks in large part to the United States. Then Patti talks about all the decisions parents have to make as their kids head back to school. From school supplies and backpacks to lunchboxes and snacks to the clothes they wear, avoiding plastic as kids head back to school is a daunting task. Tune in and find out what you can do!
Links from the News
Kids and Chlorpyrifos - https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/08/chlorpyrifos-harms-kids-brains-epa/
UN Climate Talks End Without Agreement: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/17/un-climate-talks-stalemate-hypocrisy-allegation-european
Firefighting Foam from Soybeans: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2025/08/18/soy-foam-fire-fighting-cross-plains/stories/202508170089
Links from the Interview
Beyond Plastic's Back to School page: https://www.beyondplastics.org/plasticfree-back-to-school-guide
Plastic Pollution Coalition: https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2024/8/28/plastic-free-back-to-school-2
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