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The United States of Plastic: A conversation with Dr. Jenna Jambeck and Dr. Kara Lavender Law

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On Wednesday, December 16, UPSTREAM invites you to an interactive conversation with world-renowned scientists, Jenna Jambeck, PhD and Kara Lavender Law, PhD about their latest report which shows that the U.S. is the world’s #1 source of plastic waste*. We'll discuss their findings and what we can do about it.

Date: Wednesday, December 16
Start Time: 12:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM ET

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*The US uses more plastic per person and generates more plastic waste than any other country in the world -- approximately 42 million metric tons each year and 286 pounds per person annually.

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The United States’ contribution of plastic waste to land and ocean: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/44/eabd0288

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Dec 16, 2020 03:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Dec 16, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: The United States of Plastic: A conversation with Dr. Jenna Jambeck and Dr. Kara Lavender Law Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lY2_gKkGT-ucWV_53EBSHQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Dr. Jenna Jambeck Dr. Jenna Jambeck is a Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia, Lead of the Center for Circular Materials Management in the New Materials Institute and a National Geographic Fellow. She has been conducting research on solid waste issues for 24 years with related projects on marine debris for 19 years. Her work on plastic waste inputs into the ocean has been recognized by the global community and translated into policy discussions in the US as well as around the world where she has worked with the US State Department on public environmental diplomacy in 13 different countries. Dr. Kara Lavender Law Dr. Kara Lavender Law is a Research Professor of Oceanography at Sea Education Association (Woods Hole, MA), studying the sources, distribution, transformation and fate of plastic debris in the ocean. Dr. Law’s current research focuses on the sources of plastic to the marine environment, understanding how ocean physics determines the distribution of plastic and other marine debris, and the degradation and ultimate fate of plastic materials in the ocean. She serves on the U.S. National Academies Committee on U.S. Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste, is vice-chair of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research Working Group FLOTSAM (Floating Litter and its Oceanic TranSport Analysis and Modelling), and served as the co-principal investigator of the Marine Debris Working Group at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). Matt Prindiville (Moderator ) Matt Prindiville is the CEO and Chief Solutioneer at UPSTREAM, is a recognized thought leader within the plastic pollution community and advises the United Nations Environment Program on their plastic pollution strategies. He is one of the founders of the global Break Free from Plastic Movement and the founder of the Cradle2 Coalition and Make It Take It Campaign. He helped establish and advance the Electronics Takeback Coalition, the Multi-State Mercury Campaign, and the Safer Chemicals and Healthy Families Coalition. Matt has written for the Guardian, GreenBiz, and Sustainable Brands among other publications. He’s been featured in the Economist, the New York Times, on NPR’s 1A, Jack Johnson’s Smog of the Sea film, and consulted with 60 Minutes on their plastic pollution special.

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