We have been recycling for decades, yet only 9% of the world's plastic has ever been successfully recycled.

In this episode, we ask ourselves the heretical question, "is plastic recycling actually worth it?"

• A brief history of plastic usage
• How much plastic do we really use?
• The uses (and advantages) of plastic
• Plastic's advantages in food production
• Plastic's usage in medicine
• Plastic as a way to reduce energy usage?
• The durability of plastic
• The problem of what to do with plastic after we have finished using it
• What proportion of the world actually recycles?
• The environmental "cost" of recycling
• Plastic vs. cotton bags: the numbers
• Recycling + reducing + reusing
• Simple acts to reduce plastic usage
• Technological developments with recycling

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/plastic-recycling

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