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S1E4: EIGHT MILLION: Plastic Recycling 101 - Closing the Loop
FromSustainable Asia
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15 minutes
Released:
Mar 13, 2019
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With all the effort going into recycling, Europe is still only at a 30% plastic recycling rate, and the US trails way behind at 9%. And this was before China stopped processing the West’s recycling! Why are these numbers so low? When did plastic recycling get so complicated?Guests:Doug Woodring, Ocean Recovery AllianceMichelle Jou, Covestro ChinaPhilippe Li, HK Recycles Hong KongChen Liwen, Nature University ENGOCredits:Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long Co-Producer: Sam ColombieSound Engineer: Chris WoodTeaching Guide for Educators here
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Mar 13, 2019
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