The Plastic Shift Podcast

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We're interviewing experts in the plastics industry to dig deep into the root causes of plastic pollution!... more

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August 05, 2020 #11 Consumer Perceptions and Plastic Packaging - Lise Magnier | The Plastic Shift
Dr. Lise Magnier is the Assistant Professor of Consumer Research at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Her research studies how consumers are influenced by product sustainability, especially when it comes to product packaging.

This is an interview of Dr. Magnier's thoughts on the status quo, challenges, and potential of consumer-oriented research to design more sustainable products. To explore some other resources on the global plastic pollution issue please visit www.theplasticshift.com

To learn more about Dr. Magnier's work, please visit https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ide/about-ide/people/magnier-lbm/
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24min
August 02, 2020 #10 Government Regulations and Single-Use Plastics - Travis Wagner | The Plastic Shift
Dr. Travis Wagner is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Southern Maine. His research studies the role of government legislation in decreasing the usage of single-use plastics.

This is an interview of Dr. Wagner's thoughts on the status quo, challenges, and potential of government regulations to address this issue. To explore some other resources on the global plastic pollution issue please visit www.theplasticshift.com

To learn more about Dr. Wagner's work, please visit https://usm.maine.edu/environmental-science/travis-wagner

The visuals in this podcast are created with MusicVid (musicvid.org)
The music used was created by Joseph McDade (https://josephmcdade.com/)
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27min
July 12, 2020 #9 Marine Plastic Pollution and the Fishing Industry | Paritosh Deshpande
Dr. Paritosh Deshpande is an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. We spoke to him about his research regarding the causes and effects of plastic waste from the fishing industry when it comes to marine plastic pollution.
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56min
July 12, 2020 #8 The World of Informal Waste Management | Martin Medina
Dr. Martin Medina has worked on waste management issues for over 20 years. He is the author of two book and has a PhD from Yale University. We spoke to him on his thoughts regarding the status quo of the issues with informal waste management in developing countries.
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23min
July 12, 2020 #7 Government Policy in Plastic Pollution | Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki
Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki is a doctoral candidate in the MARIPOLDATA project at the University of Vienna, in Austria. We spoke to her about her research, which focuses on global environmental policy.
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25min
July 12, 2020 #6 Recycled Plastics for Wastewater Treatment | Huiyi Zhang & Dr. Szabolcs Pap
In this episode of our podcast, we spoke to Huiyi and Dr. Pap about their thoughts on the potential for using recycled plastics for wastewater treatment.
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19min
July 12, 2020 #5 The Health Impacts of Microplastics | Joana Prata
Joana Prata’s research studies the health impacts of microplastics contamination. In this podcast, we discussed her thoughts on the consequences that could come about from microplastics pollution.
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29min
July 12, 2020 #4 The Knowns and Unknowns of Microplastics | Dr. Thava Palanisami
Dr. Thava Palanisami’s research studies the environmental and health risks of contaminants like plastic. This is an interview of Dr. Palanisami's thoughts on what we currently do and don't know about the problems with microplastics
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20min
July 12, 2020 #3 - Plastic Bank & Social Plastics | Taylor Leigh Cannizzaro
Taylor Leigh Cannizzaro is the Chief Alliance Officer at Plastic Bank, a company that improves the informal waste management industry in developing countries like the Philippines. We talked to her about the status quo of Plastic Bank's work and its potential to achieve a greater scale in solving the problem.
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24min
July 10, 2020 #2 - Biodegradable Plastics in Agriculture | Markus Flury
Dr. Markus Flury is a professor at the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washington State University. His research studies the development of biodegradable plastics, which could be an alternative to current single-use plastics!
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21min

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.