Single-use plastics: The message in a bottle

Опубликовано: 23 Май 2026
на канале: Quartz

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Single-use plastics are a problem, but why is it often the duty of consumers to do something about it?

Everywhere you go, there’s plastic: plastic water bottles, plastic coffee cups, plastic grocery bags...

We’ve been aware for decades that single-use plastic causes significant environmental harm, so why is it so often the duty of consumers to do something about it?

In our latest episode, Scott talks to Quartz editor Sofia Lotto Persio about what manufacturers could do to make a real dent in the plastic problem.

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