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Plastic - A Dirty Business
3rd February 2018
Sky News is certainly making an effective contribution to the debate over plastic packaging. There is no such thing as the throwaway society - because plastic waste doesn't go away.
This is a forty minute documentary and therefore more suitable to a homework task or prelude to a wider discussion. There is a lot of uncertainty at household level about what can and cannot be recycled at the moment. What will be the impact of China's decision to ban imports of plastic waste? Which businesses will truly lead the way in cutting the amount of plastic that is generated in the first place?
The first plastic was developed to replace ivory as there was concern we would hunt elephants into extinction. How did it go from a saviour of the environment to a cause for concern? Find out in our #podcast https://t.co/pdMfUIa8VT
— BBC The Inquiry (@BBCTheInquiry) February 4, 2018
Delightful yet poignant cartoon by the brilliant @Telegraph cartoonist Matt. If only we could get those bottles back...Pl RT. pic.twitter.com/fj2wU1Q0TW
— Ocean Generation (@oceangen_) March 30, 2018
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty 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 conferences in the UK and overseas.
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