Recycling won't solve our plastic problems | All Hail The Planet

Plastics are the lifeblood of a modern culture of speed, convenience and disposability - but we rarely stop to ask: Where does it all come from?

What a lot of people don't realise is that 98 percent of the inputs of plastics are fossil fuels. Extracting these fossil fuels are just the start of a long chain of toxic processes involved in the lifecycle of plastic.

In the fourth episode of All Hail The Planet - a series delving into the social, economic and political forces undermining meaningful global action on climate change - Ali Rae speaks with co-executive director of Greenpeace USA, Annie Leonard; "Cancer Alley" campaigner, Sharon Lavigne; and environmental engineer; Yuyun Ismawati.

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