Why Plastic Recycling Isn’t Working

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Does plastic recycling actually work because plastic pollution is everywhere? From Mount Everest to the bottom of our oceans. In this episode, Andy decides to track his plastic waste to figure out where it ends up in the hopes of answering this question, and this journey leads him somewhere he didn't expect.

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Time Stamps:
0:00: Is Plastic Recycling a Lie?
1:31: I'm so confused...
2:22: Putting AirTags in my recycling to track it.
3:30: Am I obsessed with plastic?
4:07: The origins of plastic.
5:50: Plastic bag hype.
7:06: Maybe plastic isn't so cool.
8:30: The highjacking of the recycling symbol.
10:38: How much plastic waste do we produce?
13:07: The Global Waste Industry, explained.
16:00: A country that can't manage it's waste.
17:18: How plastic ends up in our oceans.
18:28: Following the plastic tracker to find out where it's ended up.
20:11: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
21:49: Why does so much plastic end up here?
23:00: How do we live with plastic?

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