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"You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz.
You’ve done something for the environment. But then you look around, and see
plastic everywhere. It’s much more than you could pick up.
Earlier this month, the United Nations endorsed a new resolution on ending
plastic pollution.
While that sounds positive, focusing on pollution is missing the elephant in
the room: production. Why is more and more plastic being produced, with some
ending up in forests, rivers and oceans near you?
Our research has shown that to actually make a difference to the ever-growing
amount of plastics in our oceans, our soils and our bodies, we must focus on
why our societies use and throw away ever more single use plastics.
The answer lies in our systems. If you’re a time-poor parent, stressed by
juggling kids, work and the mortgage, it can be much easier and faster to reach
for heavily packaged ready-made meals, or get dinner delivered in many layers
of plastic."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
