UN’s New Roadmap About Recycling should be adopted GLOBALLY
Going Green
English - May 18, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBEarth Sciences Science Natural Sciences climate climate change ecology recycling going green Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Paul and I explore the ambitious new action plan unveiled by the United Nations Environment Program aimed at reducing plastic waste by a whopping 80% by the year 2040. As doubts rise about the effectiveness of recycling, given the presence of approximately 13,000 potentially toxic chemicals in plastics, it's clear that recycling alone is not the solution.
Join us as we delve into the complex and challenging steps outlined by the UN agency to significantly curb our plastic pollution problem.