By the year 2050, there is going to be more plastic trash than fish in our oceans. Like most people Imke Neumann just accepted that prediction, until she discovered a TED Talk that inspired her to change for a cleaner future. She describes her personal story of making a big lifestyle change happen.

Imke is a college student at Leuphana University studying business psychology and social media. Since many people approached her for advice on following her lifestyle she has started blogging on zerowasteland.org.

Imke Neumann is a student majoring in business psychology, as she is deeply fascinated in the ways that our minds work and develop. Apart from all the lectures, she has also been active in student groups advocating LGBT-rights or helping refugees attend classes at university. When she is not on campus, Imke likes to play the guitar, write songs, attend rock concerts or watch movies and series. Ever since she spent a year in Finland at the age of 15, she got hooked on learning new languages, exploring different cultures and Finnish chocolate. Her most recent trips have been short backpacking trips using couchsurfing. Her profile on the website says that the most awesome thing about her is living a zero waste lifestyle. Imke's next adventure will be studying for a semester in Shanghai.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx