Rethinking plastics and marine litter - with Liu Xiao

Rethinking plastics and marine litter - with Liu Xiao

Author: Beijing Energy Network July 23, 2022 Duration: 25:47

Today, we're going to discuss the huge problem of marine plastics. Millions of tons of pastic waste enter the world's oceans every year, and according to the UN Environmental Programme, 85% of marine litter is plastic. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, and it has consequences for all life at sea, and on land ecosystems and climate as well.

Our guest is Dr LIU Xiao, the Project Manager at GIZ. She is in charge of the GIZ China implemented Rethinking Plastic-Circular Economy Solutions to Marine Litter. She is a Member of Recycling and Waste Minimization Committee, and she has more than 15 years of experience on municipal solid waste management and sustainable development, especially on policy research and technology consulting. Her work mainly focuses on the integrated waste management and low carbon transition, plastic waste management and pollution control, and sustainable business models in the waste sector.

For further reading:

https://rethinkingplastics.eu/

About the project (video series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ11NCNYupw 


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