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How will we deal with all of the world’s rubbish?
31st October 2017
This photo went viral this week - shocking images of a blanket of plastic waste engulfing large sections of the sea near an idyllic Caribbean island.
Shocking: Entire “sea of plastic” in the #Caribbean. Compelling evidence that this #environmental destruction must stop. via @Strange_Sounds pic.twitter.com/VSx6osnIDx
— Strange Sounds (@Strange_Sounds) October 30, 2017
Yet more compelling evidence that we must do more to reduce usage of products that cannot be recycled/reused. This short video from BBC World looks at four ways in which we can deal with the problem.
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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