The Plant Paradigm

Ross & Ramona Headifen On Tackling Our Plastic Problem Head On

June 06, 2022 Episode 122
The Plant Paradigm
Ross & Ramona Headifen On Tackling Our Plastic Problem Head On
Show Notes

"We have these country divisions, but when you look at Earth from space, there's no such thing, it's just one little, lone beautiful planet that we need to all look after."

Today we are chatting with Ross and Ramona Headifen. A couple based in Port Melbourne who have become local legends by picking up over half a million pieces of rubbish, that’s 2 tonnes of plastic over the course of a few years on the same 55m stretch of beach, that’s insane. They're part of a clean up crew called Beach Patrol to further this initiative. Their hard work has been featured on 9 News and The Herald Sun. This conversation took all all around the big issue that is plastics. From the clean ups, production, Australia’s systems and how we can move forward with new solutions. Unlike plastic, this conversation will not be a waste of your time. More than anything you’ll get to here from some everyday heroes that get up every day and try to make this world into a better place.

Video version: https://youtu.be/oIAQk0IrKo8

The key topics in today's episode:
03:30 - Melbourne's plastic issue
07:00 - What rubbish ends up at beaches
09:30 - Seeing people litter
10:30 - Fishermen littering
14:00 - Covid's effect on plastic
17:30 - Recycling programs in Australia
22:00 - Where recycling goes
24:00 - Food quality plastic
26:00 - The cost of not doing anything
31:30 - The impact to developing nations
36:00 - Reducing plastic in your life
48:00 - Recycling soft plastic
55:00 - Plastic in humans
01:05:00 - What they do with waste
01:11:00 - Biogone & alternative plastics

Resources:
Connect with Ross & Ramona:
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrosshplasticwastesolutions/?originalSubdomain=au
Business Website | https://www.biogone.com.au/
Beach Patrol | https://www.beachpatrol.com.au/beach-groups/3207/2

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