Plastic: circular economy, zero waste and the global plastic crisis

About this episode

The episode discusses the issues surrounding plastic pollution and explores potential solutions within the framework of a circular economy.

Is plastic pollution a design flaw we can actually fix?

People in this episode

Host: Curtin University

Topics covered

• plastic pollution
• circular economy
• zero waste
• design flaw
• environmental crisis

Keywords

• plastic pollution
• circular economy
• zero waste
• design flaw
• global crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Curtin University

Products: plastic

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