EPISODE · Apr 27, 2023 · 41 MIN
Revolutionising the world's plastic waste problem with Miranda Wang
from Planet Hope
With estimates suggesting that there are more than 5 trillion pieces of micro and macro plastics in our seas and continued reports stating that a truckload of plastic enters our oceans every minute, we can no longer turn a blind eye to the life cycle of plastic products once they are thrown in the bin. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by scientist, tech entrepreneur and Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate Miranda Wang to learn how her innovative upcycling technology is paving the way for plastic to have a second, third… maybe even evergreen life.This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.Series producer: Anya PearceThis podcast is advertiser funded. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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With estimates suggesting that there are more than 5 trillion pieces of micro and macro plastics in our seas and continued reports stating that a truckload of plastic enters our oceans every minute, we can no longer turn a blind eye to the life cycle of plastic products once they are thrown in the bin. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by scientist, tech entrepreneur and Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate Miranda Wang to learn how her innovative upcycling technology is paving the way for plastic to have a second, third… maybe even evergreen life.This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.Series producer: Anya PearceThis podcast is advertiser funded. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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