The Politics of Plastic Pollution
February 28, 2025
32 min
Full
279 of 418
February 28, 2025
The Politics of Plastic Pollution
0:00 / 32:45
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
I Hate Politics Podcast with Sunil Dasgupta Episodes Around February 28, 2025
Episode 279 of 418 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
The Politics of Plastic Pollution
Summary
<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-689bb98f-7fff-dbcb-a3fd-c23898a25c7c" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Since Washington DC area jurisdictions began banning plastic straws and taxing plastic bags, trash traps have seen dramatically fewer bags and straws. What are the next steps in fighting plastic pollution? Sunil Dasgupta talks with Trey Sherard of Anacostia Riverkeeper, the nonprofit that works to clean up the river and its tributaries flowing through Montgomery and Prince George's Counties and on the east side of Washington DC. Music by Washington art-pop rock band Catscan!</span></p>
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.