That’s the Last Straw! with Jackie Nuñez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw

Episode 50 July 26, 2021 00:55:48
That’s the Last Straw! with Jackie Nuñez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw
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That’s the Last Straw! with Jackie Nuñez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw

Jul 26 2021 | 00:55:48

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Show Notes

Plastic is ubiquitous: it rains down on us, it fouls land, streams and oceans, it even turns up in our bodies. And the big oil companies are looking to plastic to keep up profits when fossil fuels are finally banned. What are we to do?

SN! host Ronnie Lipschutz speaks with guest Jackie Nuñez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw and Advocacy Manager of the Plastic Pollution Coalition.  The Last Plastic Straw is a project of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, a global alliance of more than 1,200 organizations, businesses, and thought leaders in 75 countries that seeks to shift the way individuals and businesses think about plastic pollution - and about our society’s disposable culture on a larger scale.

Sustainability Now! is underwritten by the Sustainable Systems Research Foundation.

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