It's been a wild couple of weeks here in Oregon and on the West Coast. Despite the calamity of the covid19 pandemic and wildfire smoke, PLASTICAST is back with it's seventh installment. Join us as we talk with Lauri Richer, operator of Green Girl here in Corvallis. Green Girl is dedicated to sustainable action by providing groups and parties with reusable tableware and cutlery, at no charge! We sat down to talk with Lauri about her services and learned more about what we can do in our daily lives to reduce plastic waste.

Welcome to episode 6 of PLASTICAST! Today we are joined by Laura Anderson, owner of Local Ocean Seafoods in Newport, Oregon to discuss the challenges of plastic usage during the time of COVID-19. Local Ocean is committed to sustainably caught seafood and ensuring long-term health of Oregon's fishing industry. If you live in the Willamette Valley or on the Oregon Coast and would like to support their work, we invite you to sign up for a DockBox, a weekly delivery option with exciting and innovative recipes. https://www.localocean.net/ https://localdockbox.com/

Welcome to episode 5 of PLASTICAST! Joining us this week to discuss biodegradable packaging and edible film coating is OSU professor Dr. Yanyun Zhao.

In our fourth installment of PLASTICAST, we discuss ocean health, microplastics, and otter poop with Dr. Shawn Larsen of the Seattle Aquarium. https://www.seattleaquarium.org/

Welcome to episode 3 of PLASTICAST! Today we are joined by research scientist Dr. Scott Coffin of the California Water Resources Board. Scott discusses California Senate Bill 1422, an expansion of the California Safe Drinking Water Act to include a provision defining 'microplastics in drinking water'.

Welcome to the second episode of PLASTICAST: The PNW Consortium on Plastics Podcast. In our sophomore effort we are joined by Dr. Susanne Brander, an ecotoxicologist at Oregon State University. Dr. Brander discusses the research branch of the Consortium and provides an overview of the microplastic research projects currently underway.

Join us this Earth Day on the maiden voyage of PLASTICAST: The PNW Consortium on Plastic Podcast as week discuss the Consortium's goals and the problem of plastic pollution. This week we interview Dr. Stacey Harper of Oregon State University.

In our fourth installment of PLASTICAST, we discuss ocean health, microplastics, and otter poop with Dr. Shawn Larsen of the Seattle Aquarium. https://www.seattleaquarium.org/