Major beverage brands have pledged to increase recycled content in single-use plastic bottles to 25-50% by 2025. However, a new study by consulting firm Eunomia, prepared for Oceana, indicates these commitments will not significantly reduce plastic pollution overwhelming our oceans.

Instead, the study highlights a simple, historically proven solution: refillable bottles. This concept, still widely utilized globally, offers a more effective approach to mitigating plastic waste than current industry targets.

Jarid Manos, an author, free diver, and ecological health practitioner, shares his experiences diving with sharks and promoting collective conservation behavior change.

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Our plastics system is broken; recycling, burning, and burying waste are not solutions. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, through Iulia Strat, explains how we can accelerate towards a circular economy for plastics.

As a UK charity, the Foundation develops and promotes a circular economy model that, driven by design, eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Join us for a chat with CUNY PhD candidate Eric Angel Ramos. Eric explores marine mammal acoustics and behavior throughout the Mesoamerican region.

Hear about his adventures with bottlenose dolphins and manatees, and learn about his work with FINS Central America.

Support Eric's efforts here: finsconservation.org

Join us for a conversation with FIU Doctoral Candidate and Marine Veteran David Riera.

He will discuss how his roles with the Hispanic Access Foundation and Society of Wetlands Sciences promote Ocean Stewardship in South Florida and globally.

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Join us for a chat with Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Learn about her vital work protecting coastal communities and oceans in the Lowcountry and beyond.

Support Queen Quet's efforts by visiting her website: gullahgeecheenation.com.

The circular economy demands a transformative shift from a linear "take, make, waste" model to one that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. This episode explores how data and digital technologies are disrupting the status quo, showcasing innovations that redefine interactions between producers, retailers, and customers. We travel to Prague and London to hear from trailblazers implementing and scaling these solutions.

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Chetan Singh Solanki, dubbed the "Solar Man of India," champions sustainability through his "Energy Swaraj" lifestyle. He is currently on a 10-year "Energy Swaraj Yatra," living on a solar bus to inspire a public movement towards 100% solar energy adoption. His book, "Energy Swaraj—My Experiments with SOLAR Truth," details his approach to combating climate change.

An educator and innovator, Solanki founded the Energy Swaraj Foundation and led IIT Bombay's SoULS project, providing clean energy to 7.5 million families. He has earned numerous accolades, including the Prime Minister's Innovation Award and three Guinness World Records, and is a prolific author and researcher.

For more information, visit energyswaraj.org. Get his book here. Moderated by Johnson Jose.

Discover the impactful work of three Black female shark researchers who are transforming the field of shark science. They achieve this through their groundbreaking group, Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS).

Support their pioneering efforts and learn more about their mission by visiting their website: https://www.misselasmo.org/

Tackling biodiversity loss is crucial for businesses, the environment, and society. Cindy Venho and Maya Adams from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation discuss how businesses can effectively take action.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, promotes a circular economy. This design-driven model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Join us to hear from an inspiring youth activist who is shaping a just and healthy future on the Southern California coast.

Support Aisha's vital work here: youth4climate350.org/2-find-your-passion/

Enric Sala, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, launched the Pristine Seas project in 2008. This initiative explores and inspires protection for the ocean's last wild places, crucial for global marine ecosystems. Sala, a former professor, leads a team of scientists and conservationists dedicated to this mission.

Pristine Seas combines exploration, research, and media, helping establish 25 of the world's largest marine reserves. These protected areas now cover over 6.5 million square kilometers. Sala emphasizes the critical importance of healthy oceans for humanity's future. This talk was delivered at the 2022 Bioneers Conference. Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org.

This discussion, part of our Transforming Business series, explores how to create a circular economy for buildings. Grace Di Benedetto from Arup highlights innovations such as reuse, refurbishment, and material passports. This concept is championed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity promoting a circular economy that, driven by design, eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature.

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Join an inspiring talk with Hermina, founder and Executive Director of the Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center. She will discuss her work fostering coastal stewardship among Black women in Georgia.

Hermina also serves as Oceana’s Georgia Field Representative. Support her vital work at the Susie King Taylor Institute.

The fashion industry is known for wasteful and polluting practices. Innovative businesses are now adopting circular economy principles to rethink clothing, reduce waste, and allow biodiversity to thrive.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions this circular economy model. Driven by design, it aims to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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Join us for a chat with youth activist Hannah Testa. She will discuss her passion for ocean protection through her non-profit, Hannah for Change, and her new book, "Taking on the Plastics Crisis."

Support Hannah's vital work: Hannah for Change.

Designing out waste is essential to reduce landfill and protect biodiversity, as "there is no away" for discarded products. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions a circular economy model. This design-driven approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Join Kemit-Amon Lewis, an ocean conservationist and resiliency champion. Kemit has spearheaded conservation and stewardship efforts across the Caribbean, including a decade developing The Nature Conservancy's Caribbean coral restoration program.

Support Kemit's vital work.

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The circular economy is vital for tackling climate change by regenerating nature. In our Transforming Business series, Nestlé's Karen Cooper discusses designing new food products to achieve regenerative goals.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions the circular economy. This approach, driven by design, eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Goffinet McLaren, author of *Sully Saves the Seas*, founded The Chirping Bird Society and is a member of Stop Offshore Drilling in the Atlantic. A dedicated ocean advocate, she accelerated her efforts upon retirement.

Join us to hear what inspired Goffinet's advocacy. Support her work here: http://chirpingbirdsociety.blogspot.com/