The Truth About Plastics Summit – Bellingham, 2019
On Saturday, April 27, 2019, Zero Waste Washington partnered with the Mt. Baker Group of the Sierra Club to host an all-day event, The Truth About Plastics, an educational plastics forum, at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham.
At this all-day event we explored the life cycle of plastics; the harmful impacts along the way; and how we all, especially industry and government, can reduce or eliminate those impacts.
Thank you to the sponsors of the forum: Whatcom Community College, Community Food Co-op, Trader Joe’s Drinkingstraws.glass, Haggen Northwest Fresh, Lettered Streets Coffee House, Folium, and Surfrider Foundation.
Videos and PDFs of the presentations and discussions are below
Microplastics: the emergence of a global conservation concern (keynote) – Peter Ross, Ocean Wise
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
Plastics 101: What’s, How’s and Where’s – Mark Peyron, Western Washington University
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
Plastic and Human Health – Patricia Hunt, Washington State University
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
Plastics and Climate Change: Petrochemical Processing in Northwest Washington – Alex Ramel, Stand.earth
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
Waste and Plastics Sustainability Efforts at Whatcom Community College – Tahani Alfazel, Luke Anderson, and Kris Dietz, Whatcom Community College Sustainability Club
No PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
Recycling and Sustainability Issues: What We Each Can Do to Reduce Plastic Use – Gwen Larned, Trashy Radical
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
The Truth About Plastics Industry Deceptive Advertising – From Early Litterbug to Current Campaigns – Rick Eggerth, Mt. Baker Group of the Sierra Club
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
Local and Statewide Policy Solutions – Heather Trim, Zero Waste Washington
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
Speaker Roundtable and Dialogue with Audience
No PowerPoint presentation. Watch video here.
