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\\u201cWe must work towards a world where plastic pollution is unthinkable\\u201d

\\u2014 Capt. Charles Moore

When you scan your home, you\\u2019d probably find a lot of plastic packaging everywhere. We try to reduce our plastic consumption but it\\u2019s quite hard when business entities are using it on the products that we\\u2019re consuming daily.

For real change to happen, we need laws that\\u2019ll require producers and manufacturers to create \\u201csustainable packaging\\u201d instead of producing linear/single-use goods.\\xa0

And so, a bill was proposed in California that calls for the reduction of single-use plastics and total phaseout by 2030. Ultimately, this will help consumers to live a life free of plastics.

In this episode, you\\u2019re going to meet Doshi, the Gnarly Beach Cleaner who is positively spreading awareness about ocean plastic pollution!

He is an Education Coordinator from Algalita, an organization that has been at the forefront of the \\u201cGreat Plastic Awakening\\u201d, inspiring the youth to believe that a better future is possible when we all work hand in hand.

Today we will focus on the Californian Circular Economy and Plastic Reduction act that targets plastic reduction. Doshi will also share the side effects of single-use products and how he is passionately educating the public, especially the youth, about plastic pollution issues, and how we can all contribute and create solutions.\\xa0

In this Episode, We Discuss:

• What\\u2019s going on behind the plastic industry curtain

• The great plastic awakening

• How the Algalita Foundation was created

• Trash Island: The great pacific garbage patch

• Creating a new system that\\u2019ll allow us to live in a more sustainable world

• Looking at nature and it\\u2019s steady-state economy

• Proposing the Senate Bill (SB-54) and Assembly Bill (AB 1080) to reduce single-plastic use

• Algalita\\u2019s mission and purpose

• How to get more involved in activities and work that benefits our planet

• The difference between Algalita\\u2019s Academic Program and Leadership Program

Get to know Michael Doshi:

Doshi is the Gnarly Beach Cleaner who\\u2019s on a mission to spread awareness about ocean plastic pollution in a positive and jolly way!\\xa0

He is currently an Education Coordinator and Youth Programs Manager at Algalita Marine Research and Education.

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Connect with Michael Doshi:

• LinkedIn

• Instagram

Resources mentioned:

• Algalita

• SB 54 & Ab 1080: California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act

• 01: The Dark & Dirty Real Story of Plastics with Stiv Wilson

• 03: Indonesian Scientist turned Radical Diaper Activist with Prigi Arisandi

• Youth Innovation Forum

• Surf Rider Foundation

• Algalita Marine Research and Education

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