Two brand new enterprises known as BottleRocket and Closed Loop Plastics are stepping up and paring down the waste stream of those polymers that most of you use without even thinking. These titans are recent UCI graduates: CEO Will Amos of Closed Loop Plastics, and Brian Leung COO of BottleRocket.  See whether your city is on the BottleRocket map, among other information at: https://www.bottlerocketrecycle.com/ Scheduled to be launched in January is: http://www.closedloopplastics.com/

In the second segment (min 23:00), Irvine City Principal Planner Bill Jacobs presents the update on Irvine’s city’s General Plan – what goes in the ground where you live, matters folks. We cover selected elements, talk trends, kick the tires of a few urban planning assumptions, and offer some ways of registering public comments before the deadline on Monday November 20, 2017. Take the survey at: https://www.peakdemocracy.com/p/185 or call 949-724-6581.