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4: Recycling: How Does It Work And Are We Doing Enough?

4: Recycling: How Does It Work And Are We Doing Enough?

FromFor What It's Earth


4: Recycling: How Does It Work And Are We Doing Enough?

FromFor What It's Earth

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We are diving deep into our green bins and following the things we throw away on their journey through the recycling process (or not). Find out why we're fascinated by 'Air Knives' in Brighton & Hove, and join us as we discover just why the UK has SO much green glass in its recycling bins...

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Stuff that we spoke about:
'Air Knives' and other extraordinary elements of Brighton & Hove's fascinating (genuinely!) recycling system: https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/environment/recycling-rubbish-and-street-cleaning/how-your-recycling-sorted
Recycling glass: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/3313930/Is-it-worth-it-Recycling-glass.html 
Let's all just send our recycling abroad: 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/recycling-waste-uk-overseas-landfill-pollution-nao-environment-defra-a8458991.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/uks-plastic-waste-may-be-dumped-overseas-instead-of-recycled 
  
Theme music and sound mixed by Mark Skinner.
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Released:
Mar 19, 2019
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Environment, climate change and sustainability podcast making big issues bite-sized. We explain the science and explore the things that we can do to make a difference. By Emma Brisdion and Lloyd Hopkins.