The Plastic Problem with Marcus Eriksen

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English - March 17, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratings
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In the Greener Us pilot episode, we talk with Marcus Eriksen of The 5 Gyres Institute about the insidious nature of single-use plastics, how to rethink our relationship with plastic, and the promise of using science, policy, and circular economies to fix the plastic problem.

More links to resources from the show:

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Marcus's plastic raft voyage
Plastic and the albatross of Midway Atoll
Plastic and the camels of Dubai
What is a circular economy?
Vessel - circular economy solution for single-use plastic cups and to go boxes
RePack - reuse as a service

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