Posted on Jun 05 2013 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Mark your calendars for June 13! We are hosting the inaugural Think Beyond Plastic innovation conference and awards in Berkeley, CA. Reception to follow.
If you are interested in attending the conference, a limited number of tickets are still available at thinkbeyondplastic.eventbrite.com
Together, we will explore creative disruptions to current uses of plastic and challenge the status-quo...
Posted on Feb 20 2013 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
"Think Beyond Plastic" Competition Gains Sponsorship From Rolling Stone Magazine, Bonnaroo, One PacificCoast Bank, FSB (via PR Newswire)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Plastic Pollution Coalition announced today major sponsor support for Think Beyond Plastic, a competition for entrepreneurs with products, services, materials and/or infrastructure solutions...
Posted on Feb 15 2013 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
“Think Beyond Plastic” Seeks Disruptive Solutions To Plastic Pollution Crisis (via PR Newswire)
Innovation contest invites entrepreneurs to submit business plans for chance at $50k investment SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Plastic Pollution Coalition announced that it is accepting applications for Think Beyond Plastic, a contest for entrepreneurs working...
Posted on Dec 28 2012 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Standing on the steps of the Mayan Calvary Chapel in the Indigenous Municipality of Santo Tomas de Chichicastenango, Guatemala, I was listening to the words of Don Tomás Calvo Mateo, “We invite you to walk together, shoulder to shoulder, foot to foot, even barefoot, but always looking towards the sun, and always together.” Next to me stood the ambassador from The Netherlands; the Korean...
Posted on Oct 16 2012 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
We are pleased to announce Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) support for Plastic Free Campuses!
The agency has awarded funding to Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) and four other mission-driven organizations, all members of PPC—the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), As You Sow, the Clean Water Fund, and the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC)—to collaborate on a plan to expand the...
Posted on Oct 05 2012 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual health campaign that is promoted every October to increase awareness of the disease. Progress has been made in achieving earlier detection, better treatment, and longer lives. But in spite of this progress, millions of women are still afflicted by this disease. In fact in the U.S., 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.
The...
Posted on Jun 23 2012 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Plasticity forum is a full one-day conference within Rio+20, designed to inspire, excite, and help move the world to follow the innovative leaders who use plastic in new ways, with new solutions, helping to reduce the impact that plastic has on our environment if full life-cycle options are not implemented.
The forum showcased solutions to the issues of plastic waste in our environment, including...
Posted on Jun 18 2012 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Today we attended UNEP’s event titled “Marine Litter: Preventing Our Oceans From Becoming Dumps”.
The event was organized by UNEP’s GPA, i.e. “Global Programme for Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from land-Based Activities“.
The key speakers were Jane Lubchenko – replaced by an senior official in NOAA; Doug Woodring – Co-founder...
Posted on Jun 16 2012 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Today at Rio+20 is Oceans Day. The discussions are organized by Global Oceans Forum; GEF, SOA, China, World Bank, World Oceans Network and many other groups.
Oceans are highlighted as one of the United Nation’s seven focal areas. The event opened with a reflection on the accomplishments in the past twenty years, as well as a discussion on how to mobilize political will, people and resources to...
Posted on Jun 15 2012 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Writing from Rio, Dianna Cohen and Daniella Russo.
Upon arrival at Rio airport, we are greeted by a massive installation of bromeliads made of plastic, spoons and bottles! Is that a special treat for us? Rio is every bit as colorful as we imagined, and all delegates for the conference are treated with great attention and care. For which we are deeply grateful after an almost 15-hr journey.
Our first...
