Breakout Discussions & Short Films

October 23, 2025 from 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm

Speaker: Breakout Rooms • Climate & Zero Waste, Outreach/ Behavior Change, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, The Story of the Cup

During this flex time we will enter into Zoom rooms for a variety of activities. Choose from facilitated discussions or short films and go deeper into hot topics identified in the attendee survey.

Breakout Rooms:

  • Climate & Zero Waste presentations & discussion – featuring Chris Burger, Sierra Club National Zero Waste Team. Moderated by Neil Seldman, Zero Waste USA and Richard Anthony, Zero Waste International Alliance
  • Outreach / Behavior Change / Education discussion – moderated by Jeremy Drake, Zero Waste USA/Strategy Zero Waste Solutions
  • The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Documentaryfilm excerpts & discussion – featuring Captain Charles Moore and moderated by Bob Gedert, Xavier University
  • The Story of the Cup – A Documentary on the Hidden Costs of Conveniencefilm & discussion – featuring Jessica Jane Robinson, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA) and Christina Riley, Okapi Reusables. Moderated by Ruth Abbe, Zero Waste USA