Roundtable

Plastic problem: Do bans really make a difference?

If we get rid of plastic it will solve all of our pollution problems - right? Maybe not. If you consider the material resource, the energy used to make it and the greenhouse gas emissions - are paper and cotton bags just as bad, or even worse, than plastic? Joining us at the Roundtable is Trevor Thornton, waste management expert at Deakin University; Lucy Hunt, Sustainability Education Manager for the Volvo Ocean Race, which is working with the UN's 'Turn the Tide on Plastic' campaign; Emma Priestland, plastic pollution campaigner for Friends of the Earth; and Sian Sutherland, co-founder of 'A Plastic Planet'. Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Plastic Bans

Plastic Bans

Will single-use plastic ban save the oceans?

Will single-use plastic ban save the oceans?

Fighting Plastic Pollution: Scientists bioengineer plastic-eating enzyme

Fighting Plastic Pollution: Scientists bioengineer plastic-eating enzyme

Roundtable: Ocean Plastic

Roundtable: Ocean Plastic

EU and Russia jostle for influence in Georgia

EU and Russia jostle for influence in Georgia

Iraq war: what legacy 20 years on

Iraq war: what legacy 20 years on

FUTURE OF AI: Could it really be deadly?

FUTURE OF AI: Could it really be deadly?

LINEKER’S BBC IMMIGRATION ROW

LINEKER’S BBC IMMIGRATION ROW

What role is China playing in Ukraine?

What role is China playing in Ukraine?

How might the war in Ukraine end?

How might the war in Ukraine end?

Macron’s New Plans for Africa

Macron’s New Plans for Africa

What is happening in Moldova?

What is happening in Moldova?

Shamima Begum: who is responsible?

Shamima Begum: who is responsible?

How has the war in Ukraine changed the global economy?

How has the war in Ukraine changed the global economy?

Has Ukraine changed how wars are fought?

Has Ukraine changed how wars are fought?

Why are 200 migrant children missing in the UK?

Why are 200 migrant children missing in the UK?

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