Professor Baptista wants the world we were promised. Ideas like zero waste solutions that divert a lot more of the waste stream to composting and to recycling. And in some cases, looking at opportunities to reduce the overall burden load on waste systems. In Europe, it's a whole different ballgame. There's about 500 incinerators in Europe. America's got under 100.
The vast majority of your plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices