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Mike Schade

Senior Director of Programs and Strategy
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About Mike Schade

Mike Schade leads Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program, which challenges retailers to shift the marketplace away from hazardous chemicals and develop comprehensive safer chemicals policies. Prior to joining TFF Mike was Markets Campaign Coordinator with the Center for Health Environment & Justice (CHEJ) where he led campaigns to phase out PVC plastic, phthalates, and bisphenol A in consumer products and packaging, and led the Buffalo office of a statewide environmental health organization. He has a BS in Environmental Studies from the University at Buffalo. Mike lives in New York with his wife and dog, and regularly explores the region’s mountains, lakes, and beaches.


We tried recycling one of @starbucks’ “recyclable” plastic cups in a Queens store. Did it actually get recycled? No. It went straight to this incinerator in Westchester, NY.

Tell Starbucks to ditch the plastic: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/starbucks-cups 

#StarbucksDitchThePlastic #Starbucks

That clear hard plastic packaging hanging on the shelves at @homedepot may look harmless, but it's not.

A new investigation by the #StopFormosaPlastics coalition traces PVC plastic blister packaging on Home Depot’s shelves to toxic pollution from Texas to Louisiana.

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That clear plastic packaging hanging on @HomeDepot shelves may look harmless. It’s not.

A new investigation traces #PVC packaging to toxic pollution and cancer risks in communities from Texas to Louisiana.

Follow the trail of poison plastic:

#HomeDepot

 

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