Cohosted with the Office of Sustainability
Take a deep dive into the world of consumer plastics with our panel of experts. Panelists each represent a different dimension of the complex challenge of plastic pollution. We will examine sources, dispersal, and impacts, as well as responses on the global and local scale.
Panelists will include Marcus Foston, a researcher at WashU working with biologically synthesized materials (with the promise of replacing petroleum-based plastics), and Jenny Wendt, a local leader working on plastic pollution in the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative(who also attended the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that took place in 2023).