Solutions to Plastics

November 5, 2018

Welcoming Remarks (view video)  

  • Dean Nancy Guerra, School of Social Ecology
  • Nicky Davies, Program Director, Plastic Solutions Fund

Defining the Problem and Its Underlying Science (view video)      

  • Ocean Plastics-Downstream Science to Upstream Solutions
    Anna Cummins, 5 Gyres Co-founder and Global Strategy, Director  (0:32)
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plastic
    Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer, University of Hawaii (16:52)
  • Plastics and Human Health
     Dr. Julia Varshavsky, University of California, San Francisco (33:24)

Identifying a Framework for Solutions to the Plastic Problem  (view video                   

  • The Tagaytay Strategy – An NGO Driven Global Framework for Tackling the Plastic Crisis
    Nicky Davies, Program Director, Plastic Solutions Fund

11:00 am – 11:20 am Coffee Break

Investing in Zero Waste Cities  (view video                                                      

  • Zero Waste Cities in Asia: A model for Transformative Change (1:00)
  • Christie Keith, Executive Director of Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
  • Zero Waste in Seattle – Successes and Challenges (18:22)
  • Sego Jackson, Solid Waste Policy Liaison, Seattle Public Utilities Commission

Companies Turn the Tide  (view video           

  • Mission, Muscle and Money: Radical Change Demands Radical Collaboration     (00:35)
    Amy Larkin, Founder, Nature Means Business; Author: Environmental Debt
  • The “Reusable Revolution” at Work – Lessons from Frontline     (23:20)
    Safia Quereshi, Founder and CEO of CupClub
  • Harnessing the Power of Collaboration - A Starbucks Case Study    (33:22)
    Jackie Nuñez, Founder, The Last Plastic Straw; Program Manager, Plastic Pollution Coalition

    Governments Set the Standard  (view video             
  • Legislators addressing the Plastic Pollution Problem:Lessons from Maine
    Michael G. Devin, Maine House of Representatives (via video  00:44)
  • State Level Policy Advances the Plastic Agenda
    Dylan McDowell, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators    (15:15)
  • Opportunities and Threats to NGO Organizing
    Angela Howe, Legal Director, Surfrider Foundation    (31:37)

Change the Narrative and Culture of Using Plastics  (view video)         

  • Constructing a New Plastic Narrative
    Shilpi Chhotray, Break Free From Plastic/Story of Stuff           (00:35)
  • Harnessing the Power of Popular Culture to Make Change
    Emma Riley, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Lonely Whale Foundation     (17:32)