Ending our love affair with plastic
UC Science Radio
English - May 16, 2020 18:56 - 22 minutes - 30 MBScience Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Lightweight, strong, waterproof – plastic is a wonder material, but it’s not so wonderful for nature. In this episode, University of Canterbury environmental chemist Dr Sally Gaw explains what plastic is doing to our environment, where it’s ending up, and how we can fix the problem.