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Apr 21, 2021 19 min

S12E1: Once Upon a Plastic Covered Beach...

from Sustainable Asia

We start with Melati Wijsen’s story….a young Indonesian civic advocate who went on a hunger strike in an effort to ban plastic bags on Bali. With waste collection rates hovering around 44%, are Asian countries really to blame for the pollution crisis brought by disposable plastic packaging? This new 5-episode season is based on The Asia Plastic Atlas from the Heinrich Boell Foundation with support from Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific. Guests: Melati Wijsen, Bye Bye Plastic Bags, Indonesia Mr. PremaKumara, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan Von Hernandez, Break Free From Plastic, Philippines Satyarupa Shekhar, Break Free From Plastic, India Download The Asia Plastic Atlas from the Heinrich Boell Foundation Subscribe for Sustainable Asia latest episodes and review us on listennotes! Join the movement at Break Free From Plastic Production credits: Hosts: Marcy Trent Long and Bonnie Au Associate producer: Jiaxing Li Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin Music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue): At Our Best Alone, Suzy Textile, Morning Glare, Aloscape 2, Pxl Cray Video credits: Bye Bye Plastic Bags, United Nations, Break Free From Plastic Philippines Project

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