The Oceans' Plastic Problem
The world's oceans are filling up with millions of tons of plastic waste. We hear from Indonesia, among the world's biggest plastics polluters, and ask what the solution is.
The world's oceans are filling up with millions of tons of plastic waste. Rebecca Henscke gives us a sense of the scale of the problem from Indonesia - among the world's biggest plastics polluters. In search of solutions, Clare Lighton investigates a scheme in Amsterdam where locals go out fishing for plastic, while celebrated yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur argues for the economic changes required to cut down our plastic waste.
(Photo: Plastic waste on the coast near Jakarta, Indonesia, Credit: Getty Images)
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