Ditching Plastics

We uncover the current situation of plastics and how it became the epidemic of today, the effects that plastics have on our holistic ecosystem, and wrap up with ways in which the consumers (us) can mitigate their plastic footprint without hurting their wallets. Guest Stars include: Greg Dayley (Segment 1); Greg is the founder of Pavati Ocean Pickup, which is rightfully the meaning conveyed in the organization’s name. Greg is fighting the war on plastics in our waterways and also runs a cool company called Seabar. Seabar is revolutionizing the way we wash our hair! And finally, Greg stumbled into running the most active hair care account Instagram has with over 3.8 million followers. Dr. Jeremy Conkle (Segment 2); Jeremy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Chemistry at Longwood University, an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the College of Charleston, a Ph.D. in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences from Louisiana State University and was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California Riverside. His research focuses on contaminant presence, fate and impacts in aquatic systems. Dr. Conkle's current research relates to plastic debris in rivers and coastal settings. This includes work quantifying microplastics in the Mississippi River and their discharge to the Gulf of Mexico. He also studies microplastics in Texas' rivers and bays, along with microplastic consumption by blue crabs. Maysa Albahri (Segment 3); Maysaa is majoring in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Systems at Western Sydney University in Australia! Her intent is to focus on Green & Sustainable energy sources to combat climate change. Maysaa is an active climate change advocate on social media and is posting daily interactive and enlightening information to the public at large.