Plastic Waste & Forever Chemicals - Is Filtering Our Future? | E59

This week we dive into the murky world of microplastics, examining how these tiny plastic particles have infiltrated our water systems, food supply, and even our bodies.

While the immediate health impacts remain unclear, the hosts raise critical questions around contamination, inequality, and the inconvenient reality that certain ubiquitous plastics may be impossible to eradicate fully.

Outline

• We discussed concerns around microplastics and "forever chemicals" in drinking water
• Where do microplastics come from and what are different types
• How much microplastic is in our environment and is it enough to be detrimental to humans
• What are some solutions to this problem?
• How we personally think about this challenge of our environment