Human Practices documents how stakeholder conversations, ethics, regulation, and community needs shaped PetaScale — from wastewater operators and PETase scientists to policy contacts and the public.
Season progress
Through summer 2026, HP moved from winner-case analysis and a global stakeholder map into tailored outreach and interviews, three written initiatives (regulatory, socioeconomic, sustainability), a bioethics symposium, and a dual feedback track for PETadex and the reports.
Track week-by-week detail on the contribution calendar (filter Human Practices).
| Milestone | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| HP kickoff + winner analysis | Done | Meets 1–2 (Mar); award criteria and prior-year case studies |
| Stakeholder map by country | Done | India, Nigeria, Indonesia, China, Indigenous communities of Canada + ethics contacts |
| Stakeholder email campaign | Done | Tailored outreach from May; interview guide locked ~May 21 |
| Interview process + categories | Done | Scientific, WWTP, government, community, ethics, public, international |
| Three written initiatives | In progress | Regulatory · Socioeconomic · Sustainability (owners assigned Jun 18) |
| Synbio poster (Waterloo) | Done | Jun 15–17 |
| Bioethics Symposium | Done | Virtual Jul 12 — ethics pillars + Q&A |
| PETadex + report feedback track | In progress | Dual stakeholder meetings from Meet 15 (Jul 23) |
| Microplastics conference | Planned | Sep 19 — with Outreach |