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One Planet: 03/09/2009

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03/09/2009

BBC World Service - One Planet, 03/09/2009

Mike chats to a garbage king, shows off his rubbish, and learns about shrinking bears.

There's no such thing as garbage, just money, according to American eco-capitalist Tom Sazky, but before you go wrestling your bin bag off the dustman, sit down and have a listen to this week's One Planet. Mike chats to Tom about his beliefs that consumers - rather than governments or businesses - will ultimately have the say on whether they want to save the environment.

Tom, a twentysomething Princeton dropout, has been hailed as an angel investor following the successful creation of his TerraCycle firm. Stood in the grounds of a waste plastics heap, Tom tells Mike why he doesn't live the life of an eco-warrior (no Prius, no organic-only diet), and examines our presenter's rubbish bag to see what he can find (a lot of beer bottles by the sound of it).   

Also in this week's show, Mike pops along to a climate change activists camp in London to discuss global population, and we examine the curious tale of shrinking polar bears. Professor Anthony Barnosky from the University of California paints a gloomy picture for some of the planet's most beloved animals.

As ever, tune in or download, have a listen and then let us know what you think. Email the team on oneplanet@bbc.com, we guarantee a reply. Alternative, send a letter: Mike Williams, One Planet, BBC World Service, Bush House, London. And don't forget you can join the debate on our Facebook page, the link's below.

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