Is Plastic Doomed?
The tide of public opinion is turning on plastic – what’s its future?
The tide of public opinion is turning on plastic.
The image of a whale with plastic stuck in its mouth on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ nature documentary Blue Planet 2 woke people up across the world to the reality of plastic pollution in our oceans. Experts think that by 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the sea. Communities across the globe are saying that something must be done.
But does this change in public mood spell disaster for plastic? And if so, what would replace it? We go from Europe, to the US and Indonesia to examine the supply and demand of plastic.
Presenter: Michael Blastland
Producers: Josephine Casserly and John Murphy
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- Thu 29 Mar 2018 02:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & West and Central Africa only
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 03:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 06:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & Australasia only
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 07:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 14:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 19:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Mon 2 Apr 2018 03:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
- Mon 2 Apr 2018 05:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service South Asia
- Mon 2 Apr 2018 06:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East Asia
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