Daniella Russo
Innovating Our Way Out of the Global Waste Crisis | with Adam Read
June 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseWith as much as 80% of the population in developing countries without regular and effective waste collection, what hope is there for a truly global sustainable waste management solution?Read More
Reimagining Sustainable Agriculture Through Innovation in Plastic Waste | with Daniella Russo
November 25, 2021 | be Waste WisePlastic film in agriculture is valuable and widely used, but is difficult to collect and recycle, and especially in the past few years has become a real challenge. Read More
Promising Innovation in Materials Science & Product Design
November 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseOrganized on 5th Sep, 2018, as part of The 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste QUICK SUMMARY & QUOTES DANIELLA RUSSO, Founder & CEO, Think Beyond Plastic
- The world of plastic hasn’t changed in the last 50 years and it is … Read More
Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in Waste Management
October 1, 2015 | be Waste WiseWatch Daniella Russo of Think Beyond Plastic, Gijs Langeveld of Bin Bang, Sophie van den Berg of WASTE Advisers and Srikrishna Balachandran of I Got Garbage (Mindtree) talk about opportunities for entrepreneurs in waste management as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Advice for solving plastic pollution
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise“There are solutions out there. If we can put a man on the moon and send rovers to mars, we can solve plastic pollution.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
Are bio-plastics a solution to ocean garbage patches?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“Bio-plastics have a role, but there is no standard to say what makes a bio-plastic which truly degrades in the ocean.” ~ Nicholas MallosRead More
Is the Ocean Cleanup Array Viable?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“They should consider designing it to work at a river mouth or even upstream where there is a potential concentrated plastic pollution source.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
Why cannot we just clean up all plastic in the oceans?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“The oceans are so huge. Cleaning them up is like sifting the Sahara desert by using a kitchen strainer.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
What can each of us do to reduce plastic pollution?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“As I learned more and more about plastic recycling, I discovered that it has its own drawbacks. So, I started reducing my own personal plastic as the first step .” ~ Beth TerryRead More
How much plastic is in the oceans?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 1“Out of 700 sea water samples from all over the world – Indian Ocean, North and South Atlantic, the Sargasso Sea, the Antarctic, South and North Pacific – only 3 samples were plastic-free.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
Can one person really make a difference to plastic pollution?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 4“When people see you do it, it becomes part of the norm. So, take your own bag to the store and bring your own bottles.” ~ Beth TerryRead More
Difference between Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“Plastic pollution isn’t just about plastic in the oceans but the entire life-cycle of plastics, from when it’s first made, through all the pathways until it becomes plastic pollution” ~Nicholas MallosRead More
Managing Plastic Waste and Mitigating the Garbage Patches
July 31, 2013 | be Waste Wise
Are we becoming a plastic society?
Plastic seems all pervasive and unavoidable. Since the 1960s our use of plastic has increased dramatically, and subsequently, the portion of our garbage that is made up of plastic has also increased from … Read More