Synopsis
Exploring the extent of our careless approach to producing waste, both non-biodegradable and biodegradable, and the discovery that we can solve the waste problem by reimagining our production lines as materials circle.
- Programme: The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
- Series: 1
- Episode: 05: Build a Waste-Free World
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2021
- Geography | Climate Change
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