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As Vice President of ACC’s Plastics Division, Joshua oversees strategic programs to advance a science-based policy agenda, national outreach, and sustainability initiatives on behalf of America’s leading plastics makers. He encourages better understanding of plastics’ advantages in key markets, such as automotive, building and construction, and packaging, and innovations that are helping to address some of our world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Joshua also leads industry initiatives and fosters multi-stakeholder dialogue around helping to end plastic waste by creating a more circular economy.
He previously led public affairs at the American Beverage Association (ABA), where he oversaw the launch of a new plastics sustainability initiative and helped advance community-based recycling projects.
Prior to joining ABA, Joshua served as a managing director at Marathon Strategies and senior vice president at DDC Public Affairs. In both capacities, Joshua directed strategy and implementation of multi-channel issue advocacy and public affairs campaigns on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and leading trade associations. In 2018, Joshua led the defeat of the Border Adjustment Tax on behalf of the retail industry, which was recognized as PR Week’s 2018 global crisis campaign of the year.
He began his career working on Capitol Hill for former U.S. Representative Heather Wilson and as the National Coalitions Director for U.S. Senator Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. Joshua has a Master of Arts in Government and Political Communications from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Texas Tech University.
Around the time the first American “chemistry” association was established 150 years ago, a new age was born. The plastics age. It was born in large part by chemists, driven by their desire to help solve society’s challenges. And in small part by a story about elephants.
These dedicated and passionate individuals are finding new ways to make plastics lighter, stronger, more efficient… and more recyclable. To keep plastics in our economy and out of our oceans and rivers. And to create the innovative products we all need to build a more sustainable future.
For the first time the international community has agreed on a framework to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastics in our environment. America’s plastic makers welcome the resolution because it will accelerate a circular economy in which plastics are reused instead of discarded. The resolution builds on our goal here in the U.S. to recycle, reuse, or recover 100% of plastic packaging by 2040.
Much of our infrastructure is… putting it gracefully: mature, aging, senescent. Portions of it are coming apart at the seams.
Plastic makers have made some important commitments over the past few years.
One of the themes for this year’s World Cities Day (October 31) is “Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience.” It reminds me that we’re facing a lot of big decisions these days… as cities, as a nation, and as a global community.
Two of the biggest companies in the world just announced sizeable plastics recycling initiatives that will use advanced technologies to dramatically increase the amounts and the types of plastics that can be recycled.
Can we address the problem of plastic waste while preserving the societal benefits of plastics? Absolutely. But not if Congress passes ill-advised taxes on plastics.
Climate Week 2021 (September 20-26) reminds us that we have a lot of work ahead of us to combat climate change. And it won’t be easy.
Our industry excels at taking good solutions and scaling them up – and that’s what’s happening now with solutions like advanced recycling.