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How our dependence on plastic threatens the planet

How innovation and small steps can help us solve The Plastic Problem

11/26/2019

PBS News Hour

How our dependence on plastic threatens the planet

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How innovation and small steps can help us solve The Plastic Problem

On Wednesday night, PBS will air a one-hour special report, “The Plastic Problem,” that examines how our global dependence on plastic has created one of the biggest environmental threats to our planet. Amna Nawaz hosts the program, and she joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how we consume and discard plastic, where it is ending up and what corporations and consumers are doing to address the problem.

11/26/2019

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