{"id":12434,"date":"2021-06-29T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plasticodyssey.org\/interview-simon-bernard-change-now-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:08:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T09:08:23","slug":"simon-bernard-interview-change-now-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plasticodyssey.org\/en\/simon-bernard-interview-change-now-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive interview of Simon Bernard at Change Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” el_class=”headpage_article”][vc_column el_class=”toptobottom align_center” css=”.vc_custom_1594278049671{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Why is Plastic Odyssey sailing around the world on a research vessel? Interview of Simon Bernard at Change Now[\/vc_column_text]<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” anchor=”more” el_class=”article_content” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1599834905654{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1624976696685{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”]A look back at Change Now<\/a>, the world’s largest gathering of innovations for the planet, which took place exactly one month ago. As one of the 2021 Forbes 30 under 30<\/a> winners, our CEO Simon Bernard was interviewed by Kristen Davis, founder of the innovation consulting agency CinqC<\/a> and former Innovation Director of the New York Times.<\/p>\n

This was an opportunity for him to explain why we decided to embark on a research vessel for an expedition around the world. Because this year the Plastic Odyssey team will start a 3 years world tour to meet two main objectives: to develop sustainable alternatives to plastic manufacturing and to recycle existing waste, with open source technologies and on a local scale: “Clean up the past and build the future!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find out in this interview why there is an urgent need to act!<\/h3>\n

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The interview in brief:<\/h2>\n

Only 1% of plastic pollution in the oceans floats. The remaining 99% sinks and\/or breaks into microparticules.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u21e8<\/strong><\/span> It’s too late when waste is dumped into the sea, so we must act upstream, and on land. (See our full study on the fake news of plastic pollution<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The regions most affected by plastic pollution are Southeast Asia, Africa and South America.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u21e8<\/strong><\/span> These regions are suffocating because of plastic, there is an urgent need to act.<\/p>\n

Much of this plastic pollution comes from the export of waste from rich countries to these regions. The export represents 10% of plastic waste. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u21e8<\/strong><\/span> We must put an end to single-use plastic and develop more environmentally friendly alternatives.<\/p>\n

There is a real challenge to transform existing plastic waste into sustainable and useful objects<\/strong><\/span>, such as building materials or sewer pipes. Plastic recycling is a great lever to create local jobs. In Egypt, 70,000 people make their living from plastic recycling.<\/p>\n

\u21e8<\/strong><\/span> There is a need to structure this sector internationally. If it is possible in Egypt, it is possible everywhere in the world![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column el_class=”align_center”][vc_single_image image=”5382″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Plastic Odyssey vessel will leave at the end of 2021, follow the adventure on social media<\/h2>\n

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