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)