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Plastic pollution is destroying ocean life and coastal livelihoods. With small island states suffering most, what do they reveal about how to solve this global problem?
00:00 The plastic problem
00:43 What challenges do small islands face?
02:48 Where is the plastic coming from?
07:47 How are small islands combating plastic pollution?
11:13 How is plastic waste managed? / Where does plastic end up?
12:30 Future solutions
14:31 The global plastic treaty
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00:00 The plastic problem
00:43 What challenges do small islands face?
02:48 Where is the plastic coming from?
07:47 How are small islands combating plastic pollution?
11:13 How is plastic waste managed? / Where does plastic end up?
12:30 Future solutions
14:31 The global plastic treaty
Sign up to our weekly science newsletter to keep up to date: https://econ.st/3dMaWBt
The world’s waste problem is growing fast: https://econ.st/3LAZmXd
Watch our film on how chemical pollution is suffocating the sea: https://econ.st/3rLOW0f
Making trade greener: https://econ.st/46WQaVJ
Watch our film on ocean acidification: https://econ.st/46G1ZPG
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