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
