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100 episodes later...still Talking Rubbish

99. Why cartons aren't being recycled

98. Should we ban ‘plastic-free’ packaging?

97. Why we're getting reusable packaging wrong

96. How recycling is really funded

95. The tech that could end overpackaged boxes, with Jude Pullen

94. From Kindle to kindling - how Big Tech creates waste

93. The death of the barcode - a win for sustainability?

92. How the war in Iran is reshaping the plastic market

91. Is the Government driving up plastic use?

90. Inside Netflix's 'The Plastic Detox' - the story beyond the screen, with Eric Isaac

89. Is palm oil really that bad?

88. The truth behind ‘lost parcel’ reselling - scam or goldmine?

87. Is expensive petrol driving people to electric cars?

86. Netflix's 'The Plastic Detox' - what it gets right (and what it misses)

85. Talking rubbish...with the man who collects it, the No. 1 Binman

84. The BrewDog forest - climate solution or greenwashing?

83. Is climate collaboration illegal?

82. Is there a teaspoon of microplastics in our brains?

81. The sudden rise of food waste bins

80. How to remove colour from plastic, with Steven Burns

79. How colour drains the value from plastic recycling

78. Birmingham bin strike - what happens when waste piles up?

77. Is recycling a scam?

76. Why your council tax isn't paying for your recycling anymore

75. Sustainability around the world, with Ellie Piper

74. Should LEGO use recycled plastic?

73. Battery fires - the growing problem within recycling

72. Why labels on bottles could ruin our recycling

71. Dirty business - is waste crime on the rise?

70. Behind the scenes of sustainable TV production, with Stephanie Shires

69. Green Screen - the carbon footprint of TV

68. Sustainable toilet paper - getting to the bottom of it

67. Will there really be more plastic than fish in the ocean?

66. Who should win the Earthshot prize?

65. Recycling realities in the Global South, with Esther Carter from Delterra

64. Why is recycling so hard in America?

63. Waste on a plane - how airlines manage recycling

62. Why toothpaste tubes can finally be recycled

61. Labubu - the rise and risks of blind box packaging

60. FlexCollect - closing the loop on flexible plastic, with Gareth Morton from Ecosurety

59. How we made flexible plastic recycling valuable

58. Why plastic recycling isn't working

57. Why the UN Plastic Treaty failed...again!

56. Is aluminium the ultimate packaging?

55. How brands got us hooked on plastic, with Saabira Chaudhuri

54. Sachets - the true cost of convenience

53. Why excessive packaging is illegal

52. How landfills actually work

51. Why does your glass bottle contain microplastics?

50. The truth about climate change, with Mike Berners-Lee

49. Carbon offsetting - the good, the bad and the ugly

48. Green fields - can festivals be sustainable?

47. Recycling in flats - how to make it work

46. Greenwashing exposed - the brands that mislead

45. Recycling labels explained, with Alice Harlock from OPRL

44. RAM raid - should the Government control our packaging?

43. Does plastic cause heart disease?

42. Do we really only recycle 9% of plastic?

41. On a mission - what can we learn from plastic recycling in South Africa?

40. Is paper the new glass, with Will Connolly from Diageo

39. From plastic to paper - a greener move or greenwashed myth?

38. Who is the best recycler in England?

37. Eco-pets - reducing your pet’s carbon pawprint

36. Ditching disposables - making reusable coffee cups the new normal

35. How to recycle a coffee cup with Rob Tilsley from James Cropper

34. Cups, coatings, and confusion - why your coffee cup isn’t recycled

33. Why finding plastic in the ocean is harder than you think

32. Is Trump right to bring back plastic straws?

31. Shattered - the end of glass packaging?

30. A good car crash with Stuart Goldsmith, Climate Comedian

29. Rubbish decision? The shift to monthly bin collections

28. Disappearing plastic? The controversy of oxo-degradable

27. Why do we export so much plastic for recycling?

26. Toxic tableware? The truth about black plastic utensils

25. Making the invisible, visible, with Alice Rackley from Polytag

24. Are invisible barcodes the holy grail of plastic recycling?

23. Recycling rewards - exploring Deposit Return Schemes

22. Green Christmas - unwrapping festive recycling

21. How sustainable is having a baby?

20. How to make packaging from seaweed, with Pierre Paslier from Notpla

19. Breaking down compostable plastic

18. The true cost of deals - Black Friday’s environmental impact

17. Disposable vapes finally going up in smoke

16. Burn or bury - how rubbish is incineration?

15. Fun recycling campaigns, with Alex Robinson from Hubbub

14. Halloween sustainability - the scoop on pumpkins

13. Is recycling flexible plastic worth the effort?

12. Which plastics have been banned and why?

11. Are we really eating a credit card of microplastic weekly?

10. Making refill easy with Nick Torday from Bower Collective

9. Why are cucumbers wrapped in plastic?

8. Who's really paying for your recycling?

7. How green is a Taylor Swift concert?

6. How can we make refillable packaging work?

5. Ending the plastic cotton bud, with Natalie Fée from City to Sea

4. The surprising truth behind the carrier bag charge

3. Do the Olympics fuel packaging use?

2. Why coffee pods aren't that bad

1. Why are bottle caps suddenly attached?

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