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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2025 · 5 MIN

Is it safe to burn plastic?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Silke is writing all the way from French Polynesia, asking what's best to do with all the plastic rubbish she picks up from the beach, and whether burning it is advisable. James Tytko asked Richard Lampitt from the National Oceanography Centre to help find an answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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