15:30 – 17:00 ‘TURNING THE PLASTIC TIDE’ – USING SCIENCE AND INNOVATION TO FIGHT MARINE POLLUTION
Organised by the UK Science and Innovation Network and NERC Arctic Office
Location: Viðey, Harpa Second Level
SPEAKERS
- Alice Horton, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK Microplastics Network: How Microplastics Enter Marine Systems – Sources and Transport Pathways
- Sarah Auffret, Environmental Agent, AECO – Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators: How the Tourism Industry can Help Fight Against Marine Litter
- Bhavani Narayanaswamy, Scottish Association for Marine Science: Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
- John McGeehan, Professor, University of Portsmouth: Engineering a PET-Degrading Enzyme for Circular Plastic Recycling
- Ryan Taylor, Founder, CuanTec Ltd.: A Plastic Problem Faced by Chitinous Waste
- Safia Qureshi, Founder & CEO, CupClub: Join the Reusable Revolution
Chair: Henry Burgess, Head of the NERC Arctic Office
