Cup Up Poulsbo
Let’s Talk
Have a Cup Up Poulsbo speaker come present to your business, group or organization.
Dan Weedin
Every single-use cup carries two costs we don’t often think about. One goes into the landfill, or into Liberty Bay, and stays there for generations. The other goes into us — microplastics are turning up in our blood, our organs, even our brains, and that hot drink in a plastic-lined cup is one of the easiest ways in. This isn’t just about cleaner streets. It’s about protecting the place we love and the people who live in it, with one simple switch.
A healthier bay. A healthier body. That’s the why, and once people see both halves, the change comes easy. Join Poulsbo Rotarian Dan Weedin to learn how one small switch — swapping a single-use cup for a reusable one — can make a difference for the planet’s health and your own.
Laura Heft, Ph.D.
Most people who own a reusable cup still don’t bring it. The gap isn’t about motivation — it’s about memory. In this talk, behavioral scientist Dr. Laura Heft breaks down why good intentions fail on their own and why “I’ll try to remember” almost never works. Drawing on the science of habit formation, she’ll explain what’s really happening when a well-meant plan quietly falls apart.
More importantly, she’ll show you how to fix it. You’ll get simple, concrete tips for setting up your home, car, and bag so the cup comes along without effort — no willpower required. Join Dr. Heft for this 15-minute talk and leave with one simple plan you can start using tomorrow morning.
Lars “Byorc” Cupson
Meet Byorc — part mascot, part evangelist, all in on getting single-use plastic out of our daily habits. Byorc visits classrooms, scout troops, and community gatherings to make the plastic problem make sense to anyone, at any age, without ever feeling like a lecture. Through stories, props, and a healthy dose of theater, he turns an environmental issue into something people actually want to talk about.
His pitch is simple: “Cup Up” and take the B.Y.O.Cup challenge. Whether you’re eight or eighty, there’s a version of this habit you can build starting today. Join Byorc to see how a little fun and a lot of enthusiasm can turn an everyday object into a genuine solution.
Lori Cloutier
Self-described plastic know-it-all, admittedly horrible speaker, and instigator of Cup Up Poulsbo, Lori Cloutier is here to convince you she’s funnier than she actually is — and somehow make single-use plastic the topic of the night anyway. She’ll cover more than you ever wanted to know about single-use plastic, why reuse remains a wildly underused solution, and how a grassroots idea turned into a local movement.
Along the way, expect an unapologetic amount of humor and at least one appearance from a chubby Viking wielding a cup of whipped mocha. Join Lori to find out how one instigator, one cup, and one community are taking a real swing at a global plastic crisis.