Does recycling work?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week we're diving into the bins and sorting through the rubbish to figure out: what's going on with recycling? Many countries like the UK produce far more recyclable waste than they can deal with, and ever since China stopped importing most types of rubbish last year, we've seen crisp packets and margarine tubs piling up in illegal dumps abroad. So is our recycling system still working, and what does the future hold? Plus, in the news, a new drug that tricks the flu, and the artificial leaf that can turn carbon dioxide into fuel... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	I have you loud and clear.
0:04.3	Hello.
0:05.3	Hello.
0:06.3	Welcome.
0:07.3	And that is the same physics medicine nature
0:12.6	or time the brain life the universe
0:17.3	Hello welcome to the naked scientists the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science and technology with me Chris Smith and with
0:24.7	Isie Clark.
0:26.1	This week we're sorting through recycling and how it works.
0:29.7	What happens to the stuff you put in your recycling bin and is the system actually working?
0:35.2	And in the news the artificial leaf that turns CO2 into fuel and how to stop cybercrime.
0:41.3	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Now first up with winter approaching here's a piece of good news. A new
0:58.4	experimental drug that can knock out flu and other viruses has been developed
1:02.0	by scientists in America.
1:03.6	Called EIDD 2018, it works by mimicking one of the letters that makes up the
1:09.0	virus's genetic code.
1:11.0	When the virus grows, it accidentally uses the drug molecule instead of its own genetic
1:16.2	letter, introducing genetic spelling mistakes that are lethal for the virus.
1:21.0	Cambridge University's A.J. to Velt House, who studies how viruses grow, but wasn't involved
1:25.9	in the present research, took Chris through what the US team have done.
1:30.5	Flu is a massive problem for human health and also for our economy.
1:34.0	We have vaccines, but they're only 20 to 60% effective
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