Solving The Problem Of Plastic Pollution With Judith Enck

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Science, Self-improvement, Documentary, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Education

5.0 • 22 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Tons of plastic continue to pile up in landfills and find their way in our oceans, and it only gets worse every single year. Judith Enck, founder and president of Beyond Plastics, is leading the charge against plastic pollution for decades. She joins Corinna Bellizzi to share what must be done to accelerate and improve efforts in reducing plastic use, particularly recycling and reusing methods.

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0:00.0	Most plastics do not get recycled. And I can explain why. So if they don't get recycled,
0:05.8	they either are loose in the environment and get into the water or they're landfill or they're
0:11.6	burned at garbage incinerators because the plastic recycling rate is only 5 to 6%. So I want all of your
0:19.2	listeners to keep recycling your paper, cardboard, metal, glass.
0:23.8	Please compost your yard waste and food waste.
0:26.6	Keep that waste stream clean, just yard waste and food waste.
0:29.9	But when it comes to plastic, plastic recycling has been an abysmal failure.
0:36.1	Welcome to Care More Be Better,
0:38.5	a podcast for people like you
0:40.3	who care about the social impact
0:42.3	of conscious companies and everyday heroes.
0:45.3	Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet
0:48.6	before profit and personal gain.
0:50.9	You'll learn how you can make a difference,
0:52.8	vote with your dollars, and get involved today.
0:55.7	Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast that shines a light on
1:03.5	people and projects that are working to regenerate our planet and create a better future for all.
1:08.9	I'm your host, Karina Belizei. Today, we're taking on one of the
1:13.3	most urgent and far-reaching environmental and public health crises of our time, plastic.
1:19.5	It's in our water, our food, our clothing, our homes, and even in our bodies. And while
1:24.8	corporations have spent decades telling us, it's our fault, the truth is that
1:29.6	the crisis was engineered by industries, driven to sell more and more plastic no matter the cost.
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