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Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the… duration 9 minutes 2 seconds Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the… Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic	Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its dangers? This… plastic plastics waste pollution tons polymers food impact ocean lot bag fish packaging bags material environment gold politicians infrastructure countries From Dan Willoughby 8 plays 0
What really happens to the plastic you throw away… duration 4 minutes 7 seconds What really happens to the plastic you throw away… What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce	What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-emma-bryce We’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what… plastic bottle pieces water millions bottles plastics tuna squid fish lantern food sea ocean river stream trash monomers bodies oil From Dan Willoughby 33 plays 0
Fashion's toxic threads \| The Economist duration 7 minutes 13 seconds Fashion's toxic threads \| The Economist Fashion's toxic threads \| The Economist	Fashion's toxic threads \| The Economist A single clothes wash can release up to 700,000 microplastic fibres, many of which end up in the ocean. Now some pioneering fashion brands are putting the materials they use under the microscope. … fashion industry fibers plastics plastic materials environment ocean end fabric brands washing polyester lot clothing waste fisherman seat problem impact From Dan Willoughby 16 plays 0