The Nitty-Gritty Behind Microplastic Pollution
Microplastic Pollution: Everything you Need to Know
These days, microplastic pollution is everywhere.
It isn’t hyperbole: Scientists find plastic everywhere they look for it. Microplastics pollute our oceans; they reside in the bellies of animals, too. And plastics are also in humans: A 2019 study concluded that we consume a credit card’s-worth of plastic each week, on average.
When we examine the scope of the microplastics problem – when we understand fully that plastic has invaded every nook and cranny of our planet – it’s natural to feel hopeless.
My guest this week is Erika Bernal, a founder of The Plastic Wave Project. Erika is on the show to help us understand why, exactly, we should be concerned about microplastic pollution; she offers common-sense strategies for navigating a world in which plastic is everywhere, too.
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