On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we discuss the recycling crisis and the role of the oil and gas industry in causing the plastic pollution crisis.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the US generates more plastic waste than any other country in the world, but only about 6 percent of plastic is recycled.
Guests:
Judith Enck, senior fellow and visiting faculty member at the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College, president of Beyond Plastics, and former EPA regional administrator with the Obama administration
Jan Dell, independent chemical engineer and founder of The Last Beach Cleanup
Web Resources:
Los Angeles Times: California sues five major oil companies for ‘decades-long campaign of deception’ about climate change
The Guardian: Tens of thousands in NYC march against fossil fuels as AOC hails powerful message
The New York Times: Can Plastic Recycling Ever Really Work?
The Washington Post: The little-known unintended consequence of recycling plastics
Food and Water Watch: From Fracking Well to Landfill: Tracing Plastic’s Toxic Lifecycle
