At least 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans each year, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which equates a garbage truck of plastic being emptied into an ocean every minute.



This Plastic Free July eco-activist and sustainability expert Emily Ehlers joins Jennie Lenman to share some tips to cut back on our plastic addiction.



Emily Ehlers is also the author of 'Hope is Verb: Six steps to radical optimism when the world seems broken'.