Episode 1: The Plastic Age

In today's episode, prepare to enter The Plastic Age as we hear from UNE’s Dr Martin Gibbs, Siobhan Threlfall from Ocean Watch and UNE’s Dr Susan Wilson. We’ll be setting the scene as we learn about the history of plastic, what it actually is, why it’s such an issue and what we should be doing about it.

What is Plastic: The Last Straw?

Welcome to Plastic: The Last Straw, the podcast all about plastic! Join us on our journey from the invention of plastic, all the way to the very last straw, as we look at the plastics problem from the perspectives of a range of experts and organisations working in the field.

This mini-series is produced by TuneFM at the University of New England and is created in partnership with the Environmental Protection Authority of NSW.