Thursday, Aug. 10: Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Plastic Shopping Bag Saga

On Thursday, August 10, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Chuck Breckheimer, a chemistry teacher of more than 32 years and member of MountainTrue and Conserving Carolina (formerly CMLC). He will speak on the lifecycle of plastic bags, their effect on our environment, and how our choices can reduce the number of bags that end up in our rivers and streams, and tangled in trees. Chuck hopes that this information will lead to changes in the way we use plastic bags.

What: Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Plastic Shopping Bag Saga
Who: Chuck Breckheimer, chemist and teacher
Where: Black Bear Coffee Co. 318 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC
When: Thursday, August 10, networking at 5:30 p.m., presentation at 6:00 p.m.

Chuck Breckheimer received his masters in teaching and organic chemistry from Cornell University. He taught chemistry as a peace corps volunteer for two years in Ghana, and as a high school teacher for 32 years before moving to western North Carolina. He continues to tutor as a volunteer at Hendersonville and West Henderson high schools.

About Hendersonville Green Drinks
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by MountainTrue and the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. Come to Green Drinks to learn more about current environmental issues, have relevant discussions, and meet with like-minded people. This is a monthly event and everyone is welcome. You don’t have to drink at Green Drinks, just come and listen. Black Bear Coffee offers beer, wine, coffee drinks and sodas. A limited food menu will be available.