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6: Plastics (part 2): What can we do? Apr 03, 2019

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It's time to chat about PLASTICS. This here is part two and we're looking at some of the things that we can do to reduce our plastic footprint. Plus, we'll be chatting to Libby Bowles, who cycled around the world on a bamboo bicycle to teach kids about plastics.

If you haven't listened to the first part, we suggest you head back and download that one first. In part one, we explored the issues with plastics in marine environments, trie to figure out what's going on with microplastics and even dive into a bit of chemistry to look at the links that scientists have recently discovered between plastics and our health.

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Theme music and sound mixed by Mark Skinner.

5: Plastics (part 1): What‘s the problem? Apr 03, 2019

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In part one, we're exploring the issues with plastics in marine environments, trying to figure out what's going on with microplastics and even diving into a little chemistry when we look at the new links that scientists have uncovered between plastics and our health.

Once you've finished this episode, head over to enjoy part two. We'll be looking at some of the things that we can do to reduce our plastic footprint. Plus, we'll be chatting to Libby Bowles, who cycled around the world on a bamboo bicycle to teach kids about plastics.

Get in touch and keep up to date by following us on Instagram @forwhatitsearthpodcast, liking us on Facebook @ForWhatItsEarth or by shooting us a message on Twitter @WhatEarthPod.

Theme music and sound mixed by Mark Skinner.

4: Recycling: How does it work and are we doing enough? Mar 19, 2019

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We are diving deep into our green bins and following the things we throw away on their journey through the recycling process (or not). Find out why we're fascinated by 'Air Knives' in Brighton & Hove, and join us as we discover just why the UK has SO much green glass in its recycling bins...

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Stuff that we spoke about:

'Air Knives' and other extraordinary elements of Brighton & Hove's fascinating (genuinely!) recycling system: https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/environment/recycling-rubbish-and-street-cleaning/how-your-recycling-sorted

Recycling glass: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/3313930/Is-it-worth-it-Recycling-glass.html

Let's all just send our recycling abroad:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/recycling-waste-uk-overseas-landfill-pollution-nao-environment-defra-a8458991.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/uks-plastic-waste-may-be-dumped-overseas-instead-of-recycled

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3. Fast fashion: How can we shop sustainably? Mar 12, 2019

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What are you wearing and do you know the hidden costs associated with your clothes? Trawling through the world of Fast Fashion this week, we're exploring the complicated and not very environmentally-friendly textile dying processes, asking whether organic cotton is really all that and finding out why we all should be hunting down our nearest charity shops and fabric recycling banks.

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Stuff that we spoke about:

Patagonia clothing: https://www.patagonia.com/sustainability.html

Rapanui clothing: https://rapanuiclothing.com/

H&M recycling scheme: https://rapanuiclothing.com/

Water pollution with dyes: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/environment-costs-fast-fashion-pollution-waste-sustainability-a8139386.html

Guppyfriends micro-fibre 'catching' laundry bags: http://guppyfriend.com/en/

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Theme music and sound mixed by Mark Skinner.

2. Vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian? Sustainable diets and smart food choices Mar 05, 2019

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Put down your hamburgers! This week we are tucking into the topic of sustainable diets, looking at the many, many environmental impacts of the food industry and finding out why many of us are moving to vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian diets.

We’re looking at the future of food security in a growing world, the carbon emissions and water demands of different food-producing practices, nifty new farming and agriculture technologies, and whether or not that all means we all have to turn 100% vegan.

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Things we chat about:

The Water Calculator: https://www.watercalculator.org/

Pineapples: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46070037

Vertical farming: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/14/world-largest-vertical-farm-newark-green-revolution

BBC calculator/comparison tool for food and drink: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46459714

What to eat more/less of/consider: https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/five-foods-that-could-save-the-planet-and-five-more-that-definitely-wont/

The Conspiracy documentary: http://www.cowspiracy.com/

Fiber and our immune systems: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/cti.2016.29

Lancet Planetary Health paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(18)30174-8/fulltext

The Green Roasting Tin cookbook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Roasting-Tin-Vegetarian-Dinners/dp/1910931896

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1: Why do we need bees (and other pollinators)? Feb 27, 2019

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Why do we need bees in our gardens (and everywhere else)? To kick off the first series, we're sitting down to talk about honey bees, solitary bees (yes, they’re a thing), pollination, trying to figure out how to feed the world’s growing population without these stripy characters, and exploring the ways that we can make our cities, our farmlands and our own gardens or windowsills beautifully bee-friendly. All the while trying not to headbutt their microphones.

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Things we've mentioned in the episode:

Friends of the Earth Bee Saver Kit: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/bees/donate-save-britains-bees-get-your-bee-saver-kit-today

Four Ways to Help The Bees: https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/four-ways-to-help-bees/

Bee-Friendly Plants for Your Garden: https://www.thompson-morgan.com/save-the-bees-with-bee-friendly-plants

Silence of the Bees: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/silence-of-the-bees-how-can-you-help-the-bees/36/

Urban Bee-Keeping: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/25/urban-beekeeping-harming-wild-bees-says-cambridge-university/

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For What It's Earth Trailer Feb 20, 2019

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Hello and welcome to For What It's Earth! Your brand new environment and sustainability podcast explaining the science behind what’s going on in the world, and exploring the things that we can do to make a little bit of a big difference.

Each week we sit down and look at a different topic, from plastics to palm oil and from conservation to cosmetics, sharing good ideas in a world of bad news. Join us for a new episode every Wednesday.

Hosted by Emma Brisdion and Lloyd Hopkins.

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