In this series finale, hear stories, learnings, tips and tricks from climate activists and changemakers in Asia Pacific who are out to seek an end to plastic pollution. Gear up and join the movement for a plastic-free future! 

Antoinette Taus speaks with: 

• Aeshnina 'Nina' Aqilani, Youth Leader and Activist
• Jed Alegado, Break Free from Plastic Asia Pacific 
• Roshan Rai, Zero Waste Himalaya India 

Hosted by Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme and founder of CORA Antoinette Taus

Theme music by Tom Taus 

An initiative by Break Free From Plastic 

The Podcast of Plastic is inspired by the Emmy Award-winning film Story of Plastic produced with Story of Stuff, Peak Plastic Foundation, Plastic Pollution Coalition and other members of the BFFP movement. Visit www.breakfreefromplastic.org/thestoryofplastic to learn more. 

Also check out People Over Plastic, a podcast featuring conversations on plastic pollution and the climate crisis centering on people of color and indigenous voices. 

Resources: 

Tacking Asia’s Plastic Pollution by Jed Alegado, Clemens Kunze, and Kevin Li | Project Syndicate

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Countries in Asia Pacific are often painted as world's top waste polluters and so in this episode, Antoinette Taus traces the origins of trash in Asia. Join Antoinette in learning about illegal waste trade and charting a way forward to tackle this highly controversial issue.

In this episode, learn from experts:

- Adam Liebman - Assistant Professor of Anthropology,  DePauw University in Indiana

- Mageswari Sangaralingam - Research Officer, Consumers' Association of Penang, Malaysia

- Yuyun Ismawati Drwiega - Co-founder, Nexus3 Foundation in Bali, Indonesia

Hosted by Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme and founder of CORA Antoinette Taus

Theme music by Tom Taus 

An initiative by the Break Free From Plastic 

The Podcast of Plastic is inspired by the Emmy Award-winning film Story of Plastic produced with Story of Stuff, Peak Plastic Foundation, Plastic Pollution Coalition and other members of the BFFP movement. Visit www.breakfreefromplastic.org/thestoryofplastic to learn more. 

For further reading: 

Asia Stands up to ‘Waste Colonialism’ | Shona Warren, The Diplomat

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To bring about systemic change in tackling the climate crisis, we need to tackle plastic pollution across the whole plastics value chain— from the extraction of fossil  fuels that serve as the feedstock of plastic, all the way to the disposal of plastic waste.

In this episode, experts and climate activists in Asia Pacific discuss the interconnectedness of climate change and plastic pollution, zeroing in on fossil fuels and petrochemicals. 

Featuring: 

• Swathi Seshadri from the Center, Financial Accountability
• Xavier Sun, Taiwan Zero Waste Alliance
• Yan-Ting Lin, Environmental Rights Foundation Taiwan

Hosted by Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme and founder of CORA Antoinette Taus

Theme music by Tom Taus 

An initiative by the Break Free From Plastic 

The Podcast of Plastic is inspired by the Emmy Award-winning film Story of Plastic produced with Story of Stuff, Peak Plastic Foundation, Plastic Pollution Coalition and other members of the BFFP movement. Visit www.breakfreefromplastic.org/thestoryofplastic to learn more. 

For further reading: 

Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet

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