Beer Reviewed Science – Marine plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, A Wicked Problem

Presenting for my local community, at breweries, with dogs, and for a movement as powerful as Stand Up for Science are a few of my favorite things. I had the wonderful opportunity to discuss how marine plastic pollution is a “Wicked Problem” in an informal conversation during One Ocean Week and for Stand Up For Science Washington. There were over 60 attendees who drank beer, learned about the intersections of plastic pollution and climate change, and asked insightful and educated questions.

Wicked Problems are complex social or cultural challenges/problems that doesn’t have just one simple solution. Often the problem has interconnected, confounding, incomplete, and contradictory elements. Solutions need to be concurrent, ongoing, multi-faceted and cross-sector to start to turn off the tap of plastic pollution.