Just Announced: Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change joins ZWC20 as Keynote
We welcome The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson to the solutions-focused Ocean Plastics session. The Zero Waste Conference is pleased to welcome The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, to the Keynote Conversation in the Solving the Plastics Challenge in One Generation session. CANADIAN LEADERSHIP ON PLASTIC POLLUTION The Government of Canada made…
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‘Turning Off the Tap’ on Ocean Plastic Pollution
Recycling alone won’t solve the global plastic problem. Drowning in Plastic Packaging A new report from Oceana, an international charity focused on ocean conservation, warns that Canada is disproportionately contributing to the global plastic disaster. Although Canadians make up less than 0.5% of the global population, we consume 1.4% of all plastic produced, at an…
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It’s Not Too Late to Turn the Tide on Ocean Plastics: Keynote Dr. Chelsea Rochman
The 2020 Zero Waste Conference is pleased to welcome leading ocean plastics researcher Dr. Chelsea Rochman, Scientific Advisor to Ocean Conservancy and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, as a keynote. New Plastics Waste Research This week, the journal Science published a new study from Dr. Chelsea Rochman’s team that shows that plastics waste is…
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#ZWC19 Keynotes Calling for Leadership on the Circularity Gap and the Ocean Plastics Crisis
Are you ready to step up to the challenges of the Circularity Gap and Ocean Plastics? Zero Waste Conference Day 1 keynote speakers, Valerie Craig and Harald Friedl, are calling for leadership on the twin crises of rampant resource waste and ocean plastic pollution. These are daunting challenges – but they are surmountable. Day 1…
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Dr. Max Liboiron – Grassroots Science in the Global Fight Against Microplastics
Note:  Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr. Liboiron will not be appearing at #ZWC19. Did your last fish dinner come with a side of microplastics? Now that plastic particles are being detected in waters all over the world, it’s a concern we all need to take seriously. And for remote northern communities that rely on fishing,…
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Ocean Plastics – A Solvable Global Challenge: National Geographic’s Valerie Craig at #ZWC19
Disposable plastics continue to pollute the world’s water – but the good news is more and more people are talking about it. National Geographic raised the issue of oceans plastics to a global audience in its June 2018 edition, whose striking imagery, shocking statistics and urgent calls to action were impossible to ignore. It also…
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