The Role of Innovation in Changing Behavior Towards a Circular Economy

Date/Time: November 12, 2020 (8-9PM ET / 5-6PM PT)

By 2030 plastic waste is expected to increase by more than 50% to 330 million tons per annum if business continues as usual. Not only is this unsustainable for communities and the environment, it also makes little sense economically. Recent figures show $120 billion is lost each year because plastic waste is mismanaged. This hour-long webinar will explore how innovation and new business models can help transform the relationship between people and waste, redefining value and driving a circular economy. 

Topics include: 

• The business and environmental case for shifting from a linear to a circular economy for plastics
• Opportunities to leverage innovation, beyond new technologies and materials to affect behavior change 
• Exciting new solutions to tackling plastic waste leakage

For more reading on the Alliance: https://endplasticwaste.org/progress-report/

Moderator:

• Lauren Phipps, Director & Senior Analyst, Circular Economy, GreenBiz

Speakers:

• Jacob Duer, President & CEO, Alliance to End Plastic Waste
• Jeff Kirschner, Founder & CEO, Litterati
• John C. Warner, Distinguished Research Fellow, Exploration and Discovery, Zymergen Corporation
• Natalie Hallinger, Behavior Change Advisor, Lecturer

If you can't tune in live, please register and we will email you a link to access the archived webcast footage and resources, available to you on-demand after the webcast.