Shifting Consumers Off Plastic - Ada Yip, Urban Spring | Entrepreneur For Good

As the world may be finally waking up to the challenge that plastic is presenting out environment, and for many, the plastic beverage bottle is one of the products that is front and center.In Hong Kong though, the people at Urban Spring think they have a solution that will help reduce the number of plastic bottles that the city is sending to landfill. Something that over the last two months has grown more urgent as China has closed its borders to waste imports.To learn more about their mission, and how they are attacking the challenge of getting consumers to act more responsibly, I spoke with their CEO Ada Yip to learn more.About the Entrepreneurs For Good SeriesThrough this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action. To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market.About AdaAda is the Executive Director at Urban Spring, a purpose-driven start-up with a mission to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic in Hong Kong through the provision of safe and modern water drinking experience.Ada is also a co-founder of 43 Ventures which invests financial and human capital in innovative social start-ups.Follow Ada and Urban SpringWebsite: http://www.urbanspring.hk/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ada.yip.18LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ada-yip-hongkongAbout RichDriven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step. Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.Follow RichWebsite: http://www.richbrubaker.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubakerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubakerSnapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/richbrubakerInstagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubakerTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubakerContact [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.