Oksana Horodytska is a PhD. Candidate at the Engineering for Circular Economy Group at the University of Alicante. Her research studies the effects of plastic contamination in the recycling industry, which is one of the largest barriers limiting recycling rates.  

This is an interview of Ms. Horodytska's thoughts on the status quo of plastic contamination in the recycling industry, recorded by Madhav Malhotra (one of the cofounders at The Plastic Shift). 

To explore some other resources on the global plastic pollution issue please visit www.theplasticshift.com.  To learn more about Ms. Horodytska's work, you can email her at [email protected]. To learn more about the Engineering for Circular Economy Group at the University of Alicante, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/circular-economy-university-of-alicante/.

The music used was created by Joseph McDade (https://josephmcdade.com/)