THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER - Is Plastic Pollution a Threat to Our Oceans or Us? with Julie Andersen of Plastic Oceans International

Is Plastic Pollution a Threat to Our Oceans or Us? with Julie Andersen of Plastic Oceans International

01/31/19 • 51 min

As plastic sits out there in the oceans, salt, sun, UV, and wave action turn your plastic bottles into microplastics, which get eaten by sea-dwelling animals and throw off the whole ecosystem and food chain. Julie Andersen, of Plastic Oceans International, and I talk about the basics of why plastic is so bad for our environment, just how big the problem really is, and what activists can do to get involved in changing our plastic consumption habits and norms.

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