S1E4: EIGHT MILLION: Plastic Recycling 101 - Closing the Loop - a podcast by Sustainable Asia

With all the effort going into recycling, Europe is still only at a 30% plastic recycling rate, and the US trails way behind at 9%. And this was before China stopped processing the West’s recycling! Why are these numbers so low? When did plastic recycling get so complicated?

Guests:

Doug Woodring, Ocean Recovery Alliance

Michelle Jou, Covestro China

Philippe Li, HK Recycles Hong Kong

Chen Liwen, Nature University ENGO

Credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Co-Producer: Sam Colombie

Sound Engineer: Chris Wood

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