The UK government has declared a 25 year target of eliminating unnecessary plastic packing by 2042, but is this soon enough? Or will it be too late for our planet? Large UK companies have declared targets to eliminate plastic packaging from their stores, but what about plastic products? Whilst we wait for national and global solutions there are things we can do at personal level to start to tackle the problem. In her talk Bridget shares ideas that can be adopted into our homes, offices and lifestyle. Thus helping to reduce plastic consumption in the UK and posing the question; can the UK become plastic neutral by 2030? As an IT project manager, Bridget spent the early part of her career working for a global food manufacturer and latterly has worked at six London universities,specialising in managing large IT systems implementations.
Bridget coaches, mentors and trains junior project managers. She shares her project management and change management knowledge through writing articles for magazines, and speaking at the Chartered Management Institute and the British Computer Society.
Outside work Bridget lives in London with her partner, she enjoys running in the leafy parks around South West London, and swimming in the sea as often as possible. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Plastic is a ticking timebomb, and perhaps will be looked upon in the future as the asbestos of our generation. In terms of ecological footprint we first worlders almost wholly live beyond 'one planet' means. Products are but one element of this, but a place where direct action by individuals is easy and practicable. An important story to share – thank you.
By 2050 we will have more plastic that fish by weight in our oceans. Let’s get our heads out of the sand and stop the use of single use plastic .