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The Video in Depth with Nirere Sadrach
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The science of plastics and what to do for a healthier world
Nirere Sadrach, who is the founder and organizer of End Plastic Now, started the movement in Uganda in 2020. It’s a youth movement whose goal is to end the single-use plastic by corporations. Nirere is involved in the very original Kollekt Village which is a model for how local communities can deal with people learning about plastic.
He says plastic is not a “thing”, but rather a material with a life cycle. He says people need to understand the science of plastics, its effects and learn ways to build plastic free communities. That means we need to manage it differently from what we are doing today starting at the beginning when it is made from oil, then finishing when plastic goods are recycled (in theory!).
He strongly believes it is important that we hold corporate polluters accountable through policies and regulations and that we understand that plastic contributes the climate crisis as companies extract more fossil fuels to manufacture more plastics. If plastic was a country it would the 5th largest emitter of GHGs in the world.
The Transcript (In Depth version)
Nirere’s journey in plastics pollution activism
Plastic: a material with a life cycle
Plastic is harmful to the human body
Brand audits as proof to corporations
Break Free From Plastic global movement
The circular economy must go all the way
Kollekt Village: model for local waste management and education
Plastic toys, children’s health, extensive corporate wrong-doing
Waste colonialism: fast fashion, secondhand clothes
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General articles
The types of plastics families should avoid, NYT
Microplastics are everywhere – we need to understand how they affect human health, from NatureMedicine