DAY 1
GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE
A large part of the Summit focuses on cutting-edge research on human exposure to micro-and nanoplastics through the air we breathe and the sustenance we consume. Scientists will share their latest findings on, among other topics, cropproduction and food safety, combined pollutants, children’s exposure, food packaging, and air exposure to plastic fibers.
INNOVATION AND SOLUTIONS
We won’t share a problem and let you go without introducing some viable solutions. Within each science-backed topic, we will turn toward innovations that may limit or even prevent our exposure to plastic particles and chemicals.How can we minimize microplastic fiberrelease into the air or water?Is it possible to have agriculture without agriplastics?How should we feel about reuse/refill economies? Is broader system change possible, or should we rely on solutions driven by private citizens and corporations?
THE PLASTIC TREATY DISCUSSION
In March 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly passed a resolution entitled “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument”. The international community has a few short years to create a treaty that will be not only effective, but also accessible to all. In the last section of day one, people who have been up-close and personal with the treaty process will give us an insight into what the treaty means for their communities.
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