We first travel to a waste bank on the island of Lembeh, Indonesia to see how recycling works (or doesn’t work) in small villages. Then we take a look at PET plastic recycling in Asian urban centres...it’s feasible…but if local governments here shoulder the burden of collecting and sorting the plastic waste...is that really making the polluters pay? This new 5-episode season is based on The Asia Plastic Atlas from the Heinrich Boell Foundation with support from Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific.Guests:Helen Panangung, Lembeh Scuba Resort, IndonesiaVon Hernandez, Break Free From Plastic, PhilippinesMiko Alino, GAIA Asia Pacific, PhilippinesAshwin Subramaniam, GA Circular, SingaporeDownload The Asia Plastic Atlas from the Heinrich Boell FoundationSubscribe for Sustainable Asia latest episodes and review us on listennotes!Join the movement at Break Free From Plastic Production credits:Hosts: Marcy Trent Long and Bonnie AuAssociate producer: Jiaxing LiIntro/outro music: Alex MauboussinMusic from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue):Quarry Clouds, Gathering Stasis, Frank and PoetVideo credit:#BrandAudit2020 BFFP Reveals this Year's Top Plastic Pollutershttps://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/globalbrandauditreport2020/Break Free From Plastic Philippines Project