S1E35: Getting to the bottom of plastic pollution: Green Pulse Ep 35

Green Pulse Ep 35: Getting to the bottom of plastic pollution


16:35 mins


Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The
Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change in this podcast
series.


Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic waste end up in the
ocean. From plastic bags to bottles, cigarette lighters to
fishing nets and flip flops, the trash fouls beaches, kills
seabirds and marine animals and creates vast garbage
patches. 


In this episode, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan and
climate change editor David Fogarty speak with scientist Denise
Hardesty, a specialist in plastic pollution and illegal fishing
at Australia’s national science agency. Dr Hardesty is a
co-author of a recent study which calculated that there is about
14 million tonnes of microplastic waste at the bottom of the
world’s oceans, showing nowhere is free from plastic pollution.


They discuss the following points: 
What a new CSIRO study on microplastics in the ocean has found
(3:47) Whether microplastics consumed by seafood could end up on
dinner plates (6:25) What happens to plastic when they enter the
ocean? (8:17) What are the solutions to dealing with the scourge of
plastic? (11:30)

Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg) & Ernest Luis


Edited by: Adam Azlee


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