S12E3: Community Trash Talk
from Sustainable Asia
Sparked by the zero waste movement, Asian countries are focusing on reducing..rather than recycling... plastic waste. We start our story on the wealthy island nation of Japan…where the rural village of Kamikatsu…can no longer afford the cost of incinerating disposable plastic and other types of waste. But the question remains, can poorer southeast asia neighbours also apply these zero waste principles to solve their plastic waste dilemma? 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: Akira Sakano, Zero Waste Japan, Japan Linda Ding, INOW Kamikatsu, Japan Terumi Azuma, INOW Kamikatsu, Japan Miko Alino, GAIA Asia Pacific, Philippines 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): Color Country, We Collect Shiny Things, Noodle Opus Video credit: Linda Ding
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Stories about zero waste villages in rural areas across Asia...that are engaging their communities to resolve the age old problem of disposable plastic waste.
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