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Sustainable Practices July 2021: Overview

The Cape Plastic Bottle Ban is an educational and citizen advocacy initiative focused on raising awareness of the environmental and human impact of single-use plastic bottle consumption. For more information on the status of the Cape Plastic Bottle Ban see our Bottle Ban page.

Our lead volunteers

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.

Madhavi earned a PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University, and a Masters In Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. A recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Le

Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.

Madhavi earned a PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University, and a Masters In Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. A recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship, she is an author and activist and is a faculty member in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University.


Prior to re-entering academics, Madhavi held senior level positions in investor relations for three Fortune 250 companies. In this capacity she was a key point of contact for investors and stakeholders and was instrumental in the development of socially responsible investing strategies and corporate social responsibility reporting.


Madhavi resides in Brewster.

Town Liaisons

Karla Cabral

Barnstable

Board Member

Isabellle Caplan

Barnstable

Board Member

Vic Roberts

Brewster



Suzanna Nickerson

Chatham

Board Member

Allyson Schmidt

Dennis

Board Member

Gary Senecal

Eastham

Board Member 

Phillip Gesson

Falmouth

Board Member

Patrick Otton

Harwich


Bonnie Brydges

Harwich

Board Member

Virginia Scharfenberg

Mashpee

Board Member

Ted Jones

Provincetown

Mary Cote

Sandwich

Board Member

Jacob Swenson

Sandwich

Board Member

Geoff Glover

Sandwich

Board Member

Charlee O'Neil

Yarmouth

Board Member


Haley O'Neil

Yarmouth

Board Member


OUR Interns

Nitish Kaza

Westford

Intern

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Sustainable Practices 2020

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