Why Recycling is Not the Answer to Cleaning Up Our Plastic Problem - a podcast by Nathan Gardner

Instead of more animals, let’s make ocean plastic go extinct. Every minute, the equivalent of ONE GARBAGE TRUCK full of plastic enters the oceans. And currently ONLY 9% of plastic is ever recycled. Single-use plastic is a problem, but we can change that. Join us for a conversation with Emma Rose Cohen, CEO and founder of FinalStraw – the world’s first collapsible, reusable metal straw. Emma takes us through the plastic problem, what has created it, and how to stop plastic pollution in its tracks. Save the oceans: the sea turtles, dolphins, beach dwellers, and mermaids will thank you. Click here for a free plastics guide download we created with FinalStraw!

SUPPORT FinalStraw: Shop Final’s amazing reusables at https://final.co/.

CHALLENGE: Reusables challenge! Make a commitment to AVOID ONE OR ALL of the following common disposables: plastic straws, plastic cutlery, plastic bags, or disposable coffee cups. Commit to avoiding the disposable(s) of your choice for at least the next two weeks, and consider making permanent choice to end disposables from your life for good!

TAKEAWAYS: 1: Straws are STEP ONE on the path to ending disposables. 2: Plastic is NOT THE PROBLEM. It’s how we use it. 3: Recycling is NOT the answer. Reducing,  reusing, and REFUSING are the keys to solving our plastic problem.

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