Ep. 60 Plastics Plastics PLASTICS!

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 11 a.m.

Plastics! So useful! But also filling up our landfills and gunking up our oceans! What are microplastics? Are they bad for human health and/or the environment? What even ARE plastics? And are there any ways we can recycle or otherwise deal with plastic waste better than we are right now? Check out the episode!

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