Episode Summary: In this episode, we discuss the Myth that most people don’t believe in Climate change and the Myth that recycling plastic helps. 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Imma Lopez. 

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves.  Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.  

Jenn and Imma talked about surveys that show that more people, particularly from younger groups, are concerned about climate change than the myth implies.  They then went on to talk about recycling and how many schemes, while on the face of them, say they recycle, don’t recycle at all, and on average, only 20% of filed recycling actually gets recycled. 

Figures as low as 9% have been published.

Often the separation of plastics, tins and paper in our homes is then just collected together with general household waste. 

They discussed different projects designed to overcome this and how some companies and areas of the world are starting to take note.  Avoiding the use of plastic is one of the most effective ways of reducing plastic waste.   

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.