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Discovery: Plastic Fantastic: The China Syndrome

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China's ban on importing other countries' waste plastic is having a big impact

China's ban on importing other countries' waste plastic is having a big impact – it’s now taking a tenth of material it accepted a year ago, so what’s next? Roland Pease reports

Plastic waste and pollution have become a global problem but is there any sign of a global solution? And how did we allow this to happen in the first place?
 
Materials scientist and broadcaster, Professor Mark Miodownik, explores how we fell in love with plastic, why we've ended up with oceans of waste blighting the environment and what science and society can do about it.

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Roland Pease hears from Kenya where one of the most stringent bans on plastic bags has been in force for nearly two years, from the US where the reuseable cup has taken off and from Sweden where reverse vending machines give you money back when you return your plastic bottles. And he looks at places where plastic is the best material for the job.

Picture: Bike loaded with empty plastic bottles. Shanghai China, Credit: typhoonski/Getty Images

Discovery: Plastic Fantastic

Professor Mark Miodownik explores our love/hate relationship with plastic.

Plastic waste and pollution have become a global problem but is there any sign of a global solution? And how did we allow this to happen in the first place?
 
Materials scientist and broadcaster, Professor Mark Miodownik, explores how we fell in love with plastic, why we've ended up with oceans of waste blighting the environment and what science and society can do about it.

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