{"id":22457,"date":"2023-05-23T16:50:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T14:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crowdfarming.com\/podcast\/plastics-the-pros-the-cons-the-solutions\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:37:02","slug":"plastics-the-pros-the-cons-the-solutions","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/laruchequiditoui.fr\/what-the-field\/podcast\/plastics-the-pros-the-cons-the-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastics &#8211; The pros, the cons, the solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Life in plastic&#8230;is obviously not fantastic. And yet we can&#8217;t seem to live without it.<br \/>In this episode we talk to Garance Boullenger, Project Manager Plastics Initiative at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, about the complexities that are behind our obsession with plastic. 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