Enrichment
Plastic - A Dirty Business
3rd February 2018
Sky News is certainly making an effective contribution to the debate over plastic packaging. There is no such thing as the throwaway society - because plastic waste doesn't go away.
This is a forty minute documentary and therefore more suitable to a homework task or prelude to a wider discussion. There is a lot of uncertainty at household level about what can and cannot be recycled at the moment. What will be the impact of China's decision to ban imports of plastic waste? Which businesses will truly lead the way in cutting the amount of plastic that is generated in the first place?
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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