Last week’s ENW podcast focused on the damage that plastic is doing to the world’s seas and oceans and examined some initiatives that are attempting to reduce waste. This week’s podcast is keeping with the recycling theme by reporting on plans by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to use recycled materials for all medals won at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. What materials will be used? What other recycled materials will be included? Will this be the Greenest Olympics ever?

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This week’s ENW podcast focuses on one of the most important battles facing our world in the 21st Century – the damage plastic causes our environment. With this in mind, one of Japan’s leading family restaurant chains – Mos Burger has announced that it will no longer use plastic for customers who take-out food. The Japanese hamburger chain is the latest company to restrict its reliance on plastic. Who else is joining the fight? What damage does plastic do to the Earth?

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This week’s ENW podcast focuses on one of the more unusual battles raging across the world – which moose statue is the highest? Two towns, one in Canada and one in Norway are in dispute over which giant moose statue is the tallest in the world. The previous holder of the world’s tallest moose statue was located in Moose Jaw Canada, which is a pretty good location for such a monument. After being dethroned as home to the tallest moose statue in the world, the mayor has promised to regain the world title. How will they do this? What happens next?

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This week’s ENW podcast reports on a controversial subject – should artefacts in famous museums be returned to the places they were originally taken from? A delegation from Easter Island has appealed for the return of several statues that they claimed were illegally removed and are now on display in museums across the world. The islanders’ claim is part of a wider debate over whether museums should return artefacts to their country of origin. What will happen with the Easter Island statues? Will they be returned? Should they be returned?

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