The Plastics in Our World w/Dr Lisa Erdle

All Creatures Podcast

Science, Nature, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Mondays are now our throwback episodes and in this one we revisit Angie's interview with Dr. Lisa Erdle. from the 5 Gyres Institute as we are kicking off our Plastic Free July Campaign. You can join us in our Plastic Free July Challenge HERE Thank you for caring so much and helping us spread the word! On Wednesday we will be releasing a new species, and the hint is "Fish are Friends, not Food!" Which movie? ------------------------------------------------------- As we kick off our Plastic Free July Challenge, this week we welcome Dr. Lisa Erdle from the 5 Gyres Instiute. Dr. Erdle is the Director of Science & Innovation at the 5 Gyres Institute. She is a microplastics researcher, lifelong sailor, and is passionate about keeping waterways clean for wildlife and people. Lisa completed her PhD at the University of Toronto, where her research focused on the sources, fate, and effects of microfibers in the environment. Currently, Lisa lives in California and is continuing research on microfibers and plastic pollution. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Lisa grew up swimming and sailing on the Great Lakes and holds a deep love of the water.. You can learn more about 5 Gyres and their work in reducing plastics in our lives by visiting them HERE You can also lean more about 5 Gyres own Plastic Free Parks Trashblitz by going HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.8	This is your host, Angie, and if you are an ocean or freshwater lover like myself,
1:07.2	hopefully this interview will help get you inspired about reducing plastic pollution to help protect our oceans and the animals that live in them.
1:15.3	My guest today is Dr. Lisa Erdle, and she is the Director of Science and Innovation at the Five Gyres Institute.
1:22.8	The Five Gyres Institute is a nonprofit organization that empowers action against the global health crisis of plastic pollution through art, science, education, and of course, adventure.
1:35.6	And Dr. Lisa Erdle is a microplastics researcher, and she'll be talking with us today all about the mission of Five Gyres, the science, the innovation, and the leadership
1:45.6	that is making waves in plastic pollution reduction science. So hello, Lisa. Welcome to All
1:51.5	Creatures Podcast. Hi, Angie. Thanks so much for having me. I'm so excited and looking forward to this
1:56.9	conversation. Me too. I must admit, it's so fun to have an expert like yourself on here.
2:03.1	I'm definitely going to be picking your brain a lot today. So I have a lot of questions. And so I hope
2:08.6	our listeners will hang tight because we're going to go through a lot of the science. I need to
2:13.0	nerd out about microbeads and microfibers. But of course, we're going to talk a lot about the mission
2:18.9	of Five Gyres. And then also, towards the end of the interview, Lisa and I were actually
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