We're thrilled to have Kate Nelson aka The Plastic Free Mermaid on the podcast with Mason today. Kate is an ocean lover, self professed mermaid, yogi and passionate activist working diligently to reduce and educate against single-use plastic. Kate eliminated single-use plastics from her life ten years ago and hasn't looked back! Today's chat offers a grounded and informed dialog around the burden plastic has on the earth, the ins and outs of recycling, the simple questions we can all ask ourselves about the things we consume and the companies we support. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I reckon you will too! Mason and Kate discuss: -Kate's new book "I Quit Plastics" and the process around her decision to bring a new "thing" into the world. -The "away" place, the invisible destination of our waste when it's shipped offshore. -Plastic recycling; the in's, the out's, the truth and the lies. -Kate's journey to becoming plastic free. -Self care and activism. -Individual change vs systems change in activism, and the importance of taking action now in whatever way you can. -The question "does our world need saving?"   Resources: Plastic Free Mermaid Instagram Plastic Free Mermaid Website Plastic Free Mermaid Facebook Plastic Free Mermaid Podcast Plastic Free Blog   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/going-plastic-free-with-kate-nelson-the-plastic-free-mermaid-ep-74