{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61e1773c414de60014cb7c3a/668bbdab9bf81dc06a4c2abd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Future of Plastic Waste","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61e1773c414de60014cb7c3a/1720442109748-4338ad7296bb4acd0f8e558259ff612e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Why do we fixate on plastic as the main waste issue of our time? Is all plastic bad? Have we got Bags For Life and paper straws totally wrong?</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.annaploszajski.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Ploszajski</a> - materials scientist and storyteller - assembles her first edition of Create The Future with:</p><p><a href=\"https://alicia-chrysostomou.myportfolio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Alicia Chrysostomou</a>, polymer consultant and author of <a href=\"https://www.hero-press.com/plastics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plastics: Just A Load Of Rubbish?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nrel.gov/research/staff/katrina-knauer.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Kat Knauer</a>, polymer scientist and CTO of the BOTTLE Consortium, who are focused on developing new chemical upcycling strategies for today's plastics and redesigning tomorrow's plastics to be recyclable-by-design.</p><p><br></p><p>New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.</p><p>Find podcast transcripts on our <a href=\"https://qeprize.org/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>.</p><p>Follow @QEPrize on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/QEPrize\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/qeprize\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/qeprize/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> for more.</p>","author_name":"Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering"}