Episode 59: Reducing plastic waste

NCR In Conversation by Brittany Wilmes

Jun 1, 201822:41News & Politics

NCR staff writer Brian Roewe's three-part series "Reducing Waste" looks at the challenge posed by plastic pollution — the theme of Earth Day 2018 — and how Catholic parishes and communities are taking steps to reduce the...

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