Can we do without plastic?
Audio 48:30
Plastic bottles.
AFP / Fred Tanneau
By: Emmanuelle Bastide
50 min
From clothes, to buildings, to packaging and transport, plastic is everywhere in our daily lives.
Publicity
What happens when thrown away?
Incineration, landfill, recycling, manufacture of biodegradable plastics… are these options really relevant in the face of ever-increasing production?
How to put an end to the all-disposable culture and upgrade existing plastic?
With:
Nathalie Gontard,
research director at the
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE)
, author with Hélène Seingier de
Plastique, le grand runaway
(Stock
)
Edem d'Almeida,
General Manager of
Africa Global Recycling
, a company based in Togo present in the sub-region, specializing in the management, recycling and recovery of waste
Mélanie Grignon,
waste management and urban development project team leader at
the French Development Agency (AFD)
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