Why cannot we just clean up all the plastics in the oceans? | 2013 Global Dialogue on Waste
Channel: be Waste Wise
Date: 2013-08-28

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Q: Which organizations need to be involved in the plastic pollution solutions and why cannot they or we just clean it all up?

Watch a discussion on why we cannot just clean all the plastic in the oceans and which organizations should be involved in finding solutions. This discussion was a part of the Managing Plastic Waste and Mitigating the Garbage Patches panel. The panelists are Beth Terry (Author of MyPlasticFreeLife.com and the book Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too), Dr. Bill (William) Francis (President of Algalita Marine Research Institute), and Dr. Nicholas Mallos (Marine Debris Specialist at Ocean Conservancy). This panel discussion was moderated by Daniella Russo (Co-Founder of Plastic Pollution Coalition) and Katrina Mitchell (Co-Founder of be Waste Wise). 

It was organized by 
be Waste Wise
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In partnership with 
Plastic Pollution Coalition 
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The entire series of panels was sponsored by the Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University