58 min
S2E2 Plastic Diet Earthlings 2.0 Podcast
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- Technology
Plastic is everywhere. And it could be making you sick. As higher concentrations of microplastic particles are found throughout the world, in the air, soils and water, more and more research is suggesting that all this plastic could have negative health impacts, including on babies, children, and our ability to have children. This is particularly a danger for the Global South, which is suffering disproportionately from plastic pollution.
In Plastic Diet, co-hosts Lisa Ann Pinkerton (former NPR reporter) and Christian Roselund (formerly of Rocky Mountain Institute, Pacifica) look at where plastic waste comes from, where it goes (hint: not some magical “away” place), what’s in it, and what research tells us it is likely doing to our bodies. And we look at what we can do about it, including how we can design for a different world without plastic pollution.
Plastic Diet features UN-recognized Land Hero, social entrepreneur, and journalist Patricia Kombo, scientist and researcher Kam Sripada, centre manager at the Centre for Digital Life Norway, and Beth Rattner, the executive director of the Biomimicry Institute.
Subjects discussed
Sources of plastic pollution
Impact of plastic pollution on the Global South
Documented health risks from toxins in plastics
Status of research on health effects of plastic pollution
Challenges in studying health impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics
The false promise of recycling as a solution to plastic pollution
Fashion’s role in microplastic pollution
Techniques for redesigning textiles to mimic nature
Plastic-eating fungus, (yes, you heard us a new magic mushroom)
Alternatives to single-use plastics (a.k.a. Milk ATMs)
Resources/Links
Do away with plastic additives wreaking havoc on our health (Patricia Kombo, The Standard)
Report: A Children’s Health Pe
Plastic is everywhere. And it could be making you sick. As higher concentrations of microplastic particles are found throughout the world, in the air, soils and water, more and more research is suggesting that all this plastic could have negative health impacts, including on babies, children, and our ability to have children. This is particularly a danger for the Global South, which is suffering disproportionately from plastic pollution.
In Plastic Diet, co-hosts Lisa Ann Pinkerton (former NPR reporter) and Christian Roselund (formerly of Rocky Mountain Institute, Pacifica) look at where plastic waste comes from, where it goes (hint: not some magical “away” place), what’s in it, and what research tells us it is likely doing to our bodies. And we look at what we can do about it, including how we can design for a different world without plastic pollution.
Plastic Diet features UN-recognized Land Hero, social entrepreneur, and journalist Patricia Kombo, scientist and researcher Kam Sripada, centre manager at the Centre for Digital Life Norway, and Beth Rattner, the executive director of the Biomimicry Institute.
Subjects discussed
Sources of plastic pollution
Impact of plastic pollution on the Global South
Documented health risks from toxins in plastics
Status of research on health effects of plastic pollution
Challenges in studying health impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics
The false promise of recycling as a solution to plastic pollution
Fashion’s role in microplastic pollution
Techniques for redesigning textiles to mimic nature
Plastic-eating fungus, (yes, you heard us a new magic mushroom)
Alternatives to single-use plastics (a.k.a. Milk ATMs)
Resources/Links
Do away with plastic additives wreaking havoc on our health (Patricia Kombo, The Standard)
Report: A Children’s Health Pe
58 min