When I was younger, I watched a documentary about the effects of plastic on the ocean and its animals. In this documentary, there was this turtle. It had eaten a plastic bag thinking it was a jellyfish. After this, the turtle stopped eating entirely, because it kept thinking it was full. Plastic cannot be properly digested, so the bag stayed in its stomach, making the turtle’s brain think there was no room in its stomach. In fact, the turtle could not derive any nutrients from the bag, but it did not eat anything, so it died of starvation. On a full stomach.
This really scared me, to the point where I thought, if plastic can do this to animals, will humans be next? That is when I realized that we as humans have to reduce single-use plastic.
That led me to seriously contemplate what can I do to influence human behavior. I came up with Flipthebottle Foundation to bring awareness of the harms of single-use plastic usage. My philosophy is to work within the confinements of the system to bring change.
Currently, I am a sixth grader at P.S. Dupont Middle School. I enjoy reading books (tons of them) and visiting museums.

Noel Smyth has over 25 years' professional experience delivering large scale technology and engineering initiatives. He has extensive experience in global financial services technology and is passionate about continuous learning and the environment. Noel has a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering from Penn State University, a Master's of Science in Information Technology from Drexel University, and a Masters of Arts in Sustainability from Harvard. His certifications include PMI-ACP and PMI-PfMP. Noel is an alumnus of JPMorgan Chase and is currently a Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo in Philadelphia. Noel volunteers his time in @multiple environmental groups, including the Citizens Climate Lobby and the Delaware County Natural Resources Working Group.

Claudia Malloy is a nonprofit leader whose 30-year career has woven together public policy, communications, advocacy, and movement building. She is a political strategist with a reputation for creating new mobilization approaches and designing strategic campaigns that result in clear policy victories. As Advocacy Director at the Center for Science in the Public interest, Claudia develops and implements strategic campaigns that grow a diverse and inclusive political movement to improve the food environment for all Americans. Claudia has been instrumental in the execution of landmark policies, including: passing the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, finalizing the Clean Power Plan, pausing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, passing the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, and securing nutrition labeling on restaurant menus. Claudia serves on the Advisory Committee and is a co-founded of Women in Conservation Leadership, which advances and empowers women’s leadership in the conservation community. Born and raised in North Canton, Ohio, Claudia lives in Washington DC with her husband Chris and cats Loki and Maisie.