[FOCUS] Why Plastic Recycling Is Misleading (from previous episode The Octopus’ Gardens)

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Episode Summary: This episode is focused on a discussion about the problem of plastic recycling. It is selected from episode 13 (The Octopus’ Gardens)

Like many of us, Tonya, Kristy, and Katherine thought that cleaning plastic containers and putting them in the recycling bin would help mitigate the negative impact created by the use of plastic.

It’s only after they’ve been working on the Almanac that they realised that they got it all wrong! While recycling plastic is an important habit, its impact is tiny compared to the magnitude of plastic pollution created at all stages of the plastic lifecycle.

This focus is selected from episode 13 (The Octopus’ Gardens) where Tonya, Kristy, and Katherine discussed the marine environment and plastic pollution and how humans are creating problems for them. They talk about projects that are trying to solve these problems and how personal responsibility is just a part of this.

To listen to the full episode of Octopus’ Gardens go here

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Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Tonya Downing, Kristy Sharrow, and Katherine Palmer.

Tonya is from Durham in North Carolina, she is involved in Personality-driven digital marketing for small businesses in the US. Kristy is a journalist turned marketer and Katherine is an Aromatherapist and Workshop Coordinator.

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.