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How will we deal with all of the world’s rubbish?

Geoff Riley

31st October 2017

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This photo went viral this week - shocking images of a blanket of plastic waste engulfing large sections of the sea near an idyllic Caribbean island.

Yet more compelling evidence that we must do more to reduce usage of products that cannot be recycled/reused. This short video from BBC World looks at four ways in which we can deal with the problem.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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