Episode 2 Part 1: Plastic Pollution

It is our collective and individual responsibility... to preserve and tend to the world in which we all live. - Dalai Lama Our world Needs YOU! Learn where the plastic items you use every day come from, how they affect the environment, and most importantly, what you can do to help save our planet. From the neighbor next door to a corporate company. What can you do? What part are you willing to play in saving the world?

Sources

Tourism:

https://howmuch.net/articles/travel-tourism-economy-2017

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/01/coronavirus-tourism-industry-worst-hit-countries-infographic/

https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/tourism-tackle-plastic-pollution-new-commitment

https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics#:~:text=If%20plastic%20waste%20is%20incinerated,atmosphere%2C%20thereby%20increasing%20carbon%20emissions.&text=Plastic%20waste%20damages%20the%20aesthetic,and%20maintenance%20of%20the%20sites

https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/tourism-consuming-mexico Microplastics:

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/health/youre-literally-eating-microplastics-how-you-can-cut-down-exposure-to-them/2019/10/04/22ebdfb6-e17a-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html%3foutputType=amp

https://tappwater.co/us/what-are-microplastics-and-5-tips-to-reduce-them/ Plastic Production:

https://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/how-is-plastic-made.aspx

https://www.organixsolutions.com/compostable-bioplastics#:~:text=Biobased%20plastics%20

https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/12/13/the-truth-about-bioplastics/

Reducing Plastic: https://myplasticfreelife.com/plasticfreeguide/

Sounds: Scratch: "Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. See http://scratch.mit.edu."