1. Welcome to the Summit on REDUCING SOLID WASTE
Committee: Trash in the Ocean
Chairman: Theresa Springer
Members: Marti Campbell & Jeff Ravage
Coalition for the Upper South Platte

2. A SUMMIT is an organized event where different people from different fields of study come together to find solutions to a common problem.

3. The problem: TOO MUCH TRASH
Focus: REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TRASH

4. Did you know that garbage/trash has a history?

5. VIDEO
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6. The focus of this committee is Trash in the Ocean
Let’s take a closer look….

7. video
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8. What in the world can we do about all this trash?

9. responsibility for this problem? What do you want for the future?
Who has to take on the
responsibility for this problem?
What do you want for the future?

10. It appears it’s up to your generation to find a solution to the world’s TRASH problem.