Solving the Plastic Waste Problem - Mark Minneboo (Plastic Oceans)
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English - June 17, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MBEntrepreneurship Business Technology philanthropy technology tech innovation business education entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Since 2017, Mark Minneboo has worked as the executive director of Plastic Oceans Chile, and since 2020, as the Regional Director of Plastic Oceans Latin America.
He is in charge of development, network building, foreign relations, and education programs geared toward the Latin American market. Mark is a member of the board of the Chilean Plastics Pact and advocates for Chile's transition to a Circular Economy in many workgroups.
Listen to the episode to learn about the revolutionary concepts Plastic Oceans International is working on and how we all can start taking action to help our planet.
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Show Notes
What is Mark doing? Where is he from? [0:55]What is Plastic Oceans International doing as a foundation? [1:18]What are the main causes of the plastic waste issue? Why do we need to change the way humans think? [4:05]How can we start a systemic change? Who are the main stakeholders? [6:45]How can we get people to change their behavior? What are the main challenges here? [11:00]How many other changemakers like him has Mark met? [14:33]What separates Plastic Oceans from other organizations? [15:42]How does work on legislation look like? How much does it take to make an actual change? What are the most complex issues when it comes to that? [19:03]How do we get the consumer to start being thoughtful? How can we educate people across different generations? [23:10]What has this mission done to the quality of Mark's life? [26:20]How do they get volunteers to help? What types of volunteers do they have? How can they maximize their efforts? [28:16]How can someone get involved and help Plastic Oceans? [30:16]How can we promote circular economy and create systemic change? What do we need to change in our way of thinking? [33:40]What do the different types of volunteers usually do? [36:00]Parting thoughts. [36:29]