We start with Melati Wijsen’s story….a young Indonesian civic advocate who went on a hunger strike in an effort to ban plastic bags on Bali. With waste collection rates hovering around 44%, are Asian countries really to blame for the pollution crisis brought by disposable plastic packaging?

This new 5-episode season is based on The Asia Plastic Atlas from the Heinrich Boell Foundation with support from Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific.

Guests:

Melati Wijsen, Bye Bye Plastic Bags, Indonesia

Mr. PremaKumara, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan

Von Hernandez, Break Free From Plastic, Philippines

Satyarupa Shekhar, Break Free From Plastic, India

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Production credits:

Hosts: Marcy Trent Long and Bonnie Au

Associate producer: Jiaxing Li

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

Music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue):

At Our Best Alone, Suzy Textile, Morning Glare, Aloscape 2, Pxl Cray

Video credits:

Bye Bye Plastic Bags, United Nations, Break Free From Plastic Philippines Project