The Plant Paradigm

Monthly Paradigm: Is It Possible To Create A Plastic Free Ocean?

August 02, 2022 Episode 128
The Plant Paradigm
Monthly Paradigm: Is It Possible To Create A Plastic Free Ocean?
Show Notes

Welcome to The Monthly Paradigm with Tom Simak & Sharna Harrington.

This is where we talk about the biggest news stories, all things climate change, veganism, fitness, what we're cooking up, wins of the month and everything in-between.

Video version: https://youtu.be/F558_K180KQ

The key topics in today's episode:
01:45 - Travelling Asia highlights
04:00 - Eating vegan in Thailand
06:30 - Meeting villagers
16:30 - The dark side of Asia
19:30 - Animal sanctuaries
25:00 - Training for a half-marathon
30:00 - McPlant In Australia - *insert headline*
32:00 - Will the impossible burger change your gender?
38:00 - The renewable potential in Africa *insert headline* and then export
43:30 - Climate change is killing elephants *insert headline*
48:30 - Is it possible to have a plastic free ocean? *insert headline*
51:30 - How much plastic enters the ocean?
56:30 - Where plastic waste come from
01:00:00 - The contributors to this waste problem
01:02:00 - What’s being done about the plastic problem
01:12:00 - River clean up systems
01:16:30 - Solving 65% of our plastic issue
01:20:30 - Waste Sharks
01:30:00 - How recycling can be detrimental
01:35:00 - Always be refusing
01:41:00 - Sustainability tip with a Steripen
01:43:00 - Canberra banning fossil free vehicles
01:46:00 - Qantas introducing mock meats
01:48:00 - Rex Airlines going electric

Resources:
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