EPISODE · Dec 22, 2020 · 10 MIN
Re-run: Reduce, reuse… re-think?
from POLITICO Energy · host POLITICO
This episode first aired on October 20th. Governments have spent decades telling the public of the importance of recycling and separating their waste. And a major ally in these efforts has been a little triangle made of curving arrows that is supposed to symbolize that a material can be recycled. But ultimately, recycling has failed to make a sizable impact on the plastic pollution across the world. POLITICO’s Eline Schaart explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This episode first aired on October 20th. Governments have spent decades telling the public of the importance of recycling and separating their waste. And a major ally in these efforts has been a little triangle made of curving arrows that is supposed to symbolize that a material can be recycled. But ultimately, recycling has failed to make a sizable impact on the plastic pollution across the world. POLITICO’s Eline Schaart explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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