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The plastic waste crisis in Asia is real...and it doesn’t seem to be getting better.... It’s clear that we need a new approach to reducing disposable plastic waste and its impact on the communities of Asia. This new 5-episode season is based on The Asia Plastic Atlas from the Heinrich Boell Foundation with support from Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific.

Guests:

Lili Fuhr, Heinrich Boell Foundation, Berlin

Kevin Li, Heinrich Boell Foundation, Hong Kong

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Production credits:

Hosts: Marcy Trent Long and Bonnie Au

Associate producer: Jiaxing Li

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

Music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue):

Low Call, Rambling

Video credits:

https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/2019/6/24/the-philippiness-problem-with-plastic-that-wont-go-away

https://www.trtworld.com/video/featured/pollution-crisis-india-tackling-plastic-waste-problem/5da2dc826e2a1a00111d0290

https://www.france24.com/en/20190628-focus-japan-plastic-waste-bags-supermarkets-packaging-recycling-pollution-environment