Episode 52: Problems with Plastic

www.startingsustainability.com Why is plastic so bad? It generally makes out live easier with cheap to go containers, easy clean up at a party with plastic cups, cutlery, and decorations, definitely great for grocery bags. But what happens to all that disposable plastic? It gets recycled, right? Only 12-15% of plastic gets recycled the rest ends up in the landfill or oceans and it takes 500 years to break down. Learn about microplastics, the great pacific garbage patch, fracking, and ghost ge...