In this long podcast episode I talk about my pet-peeve topic plastic pollution. I share some facts about plastic in general, explain the problem of microplastics, and go into things individuals can do to minimize their plastic consumption.
Sources mentioned in this episode:
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/plastic-pollution/
- https://www.plasticseurope.org/en/about-plastics/what-are-plastics/history#:~:text=We%20know%20it%20today%20as,synthetic%2C%20mass%2Dproduced%20plastic.
- https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/plastic-problem/plastic-environment/break-down/#:~:text=Larger%20pieces%20of%20plastic%20in,speed%20depends%20on%20the%20circumstances.
- https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/plastic-bags-versus-microbeads-what-is-the-biggest-threat-to-marine-animals/
- https://www.oecd.org/environment/waste/policy-highlights-improving-plastics-management.pdf
- https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution
- https://theoceancleanup.com/
- https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/pollution/marine-plastics
- https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2019/June-July/Conservation/Ocean-Plastic
- https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/plastics-in-the-ocean/
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