Our Plastic Pandemic: Why Recycling Is Not The Answer with Greg Dayley, CEO of Seabar

Have you ever thought about the problem of plastics? Statistics are stark. The very first plastic bottle ever produced is still in existence. It can take hundreds of years for it to decompose in landfill and recycling of plastic is presently inefficient and expensive. Join Corinna Bellizzi as she connects with Greg Dayley for a lively discussion around the problem of plastic packaging, the responsibility of manufacturers to clean up their acts and how you can hold them accountable and make a difference. 

About Greg Dayley, CEO & Founder of Seabar

Meet Greg Dayley, the unlikely head of a personal care brand that seeks to remove superfluous plastic use from our everyday bathroom routines. Inspired by an encounter with a sea turtle mired with plastic trash, Greg Dayley has created a subscription solution that could just change how you think about your hygiene regimen. In Greg's view, a personal care solution should also be earth-friendly. In this episode you'll hear startling statistics with regard to plastic waste, recycling rates, and why recycling IS NOT THE ANSWER. And you will also learn that stories of sea turtles connect our guest with our host, in an unexpected way.

Connect with Greg Dayley:

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-dayley-91656410/

Guest Website: https://seabar.com

Guest Social: https://instagram.com/seabarcleans

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction

05:30 The inspiration behind Greg's journey to limit plastic consumption

10:25 The problem of plastic and why recycling is not the answer

15:40 The problem of shifting the responsibility for packaging onto consumers and end-users

16:45 "Keep America Beautiful" and their campaign to thwart bottle deposit laws (don't be fooled by these guys -- they are not for recycling, they are for more packaging and a continued extractive economic system)

20:50 Seabar's perspective and commitment to the environment and a circular economy

33:00 Cleaning up ocean trash in The Philippines

37:15 Cleaning up ocean trash on Hawaii and the "tourist problem" of visibility to ocean waste

45:05 Recycling - The Least You Can Do

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Additional Resources Mentioned:

• Anne Therese Gennari's guest episode on climate optimism: https://caremorebebetter.com/exercising-climate-optimism-and-shifting-perspectives-for-a-brighter-future-with-anne-therese-gennari/  
•  Paul Hawken's guest episode on Regeneration: https://caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-ending-the-climate-crisis-in-one-generation-with-paul-hawken-5-time-best-selling-author-and-environmentalist/
• EWG Database: https://www.ewg.org/
• Who is the EWG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Working_Group
• Keep America Beautiful (not an endorsement for them): https://kab.org/