Co-Hosts: Jenna Jambeck and Imari Walker-FranklinGuest: Dr. Kara Lavender Law, Research Professor of Oceanography at Sea Education AssociationOn this aquathread: How an oceanographer became interested in plastics and waste management; what it is like to have your science be used for global policy (like in G7 and G20 declarations); how in the world did we balance infants and scientific working groups; how being on your local solid waste commission can make a difference and why supporting women in oceanography is important. Bonus: Can you pass the SEA Plastics Quiz?Links referenced:SEA Plastics Lab

Guest: Taylor Griffin, a sustainable maximalist (previously Totally Taylored) and Jessica and Chris from Amis de la Terre Zero-Waste MarketOn this aquathread: what it is like to be a young (Gen-Z) entrepreneur from East to West Coast; how does a refill store operate in real-life?; running your own business while juggling early career or graduate school; why refilling is not just for those into sustainability; the highs and lows of running a small business and start-up; and how to find support in unexpected places.

On this aquathread: how working collaboratively in the “odd hours” produced A Sea of Opportunity; what does it mean for a city to have a just and equitable reuse system for foodware; what is it like to facilitate a United Nations Environment Programme workshop; and enter the living landscape of reuse solutions.Links referenced:Living Landscape of Reusable SolutionsGlobal Landscape Analysis of Reuse and Refill SolutionsA Sea of OpportunityLeveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean

On this aquathread: The perspective of an undergraduate studying math and history at UGA; coastal roots as inspiration; the importance of coastal waters and history in our lives; how a shipwreck relates to the circular economy, and how all of this might provide insight into plastic pollution. Bonus: Find out what a mooncusser is.

On this aquathread: Drs. Walker-Franklin and Jambeck read excerpts from and discuss the making of their MIT Press book, Plastics, out August 22, 2023.

On this Aquathread: what circularity means on the ground in cities and how it can help prevent plastic pollution; how community-level data collection and other efforts from the ground-up can inform the global plastics treaty; how and why Taylor transitioned from running the plastics program at the National Geographic Society to her Ph.D. in environmental engineering; and what lengths (and heights) Husky dogs will go to join a slip and slide party.