{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f81e449d52c90016e4b2b1/6638c1cb2f30550012b6c331?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Thailand, Malaysia, and the Global Economy of Plastic Waste ","description":"<p>Plastic waste crosses borders, but its burdens do not. Environmental policy researcher Dr. Danny Marks and sustainability expert Dr. Chen Hui Ling speak about the multibillion-dollar global plastic waste trade. Using Thailand and Malaysia as case studies, they examine why wealthy countries export plastic waste, how financial incentives sustain the system, and why receiving communities bear unequal environmental and social costs. The episode connects plastic pollution in Southeast Asia with environmental justice and the policies needed to make producers and exporting countries more accountable.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guests:</strong>&nbsp;Dr. Danny Marks and Dr. Hui Ling</p><p><br></p><p>Find Dr. Marks’ publications on <a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Danny-Marks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Research Gate</a></p><p>Find Dr. Chen Hui Ling’s publications on <a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hui-Ling-Chen-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Research Gate</a></p><p><br></p><p>More information about the episode and the <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/plastic-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plastic Podcast</a></p><p>Episode <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/plastic-podcast-episodes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript </a>&nbsp;and more information on the <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Forest Media </a>Website</p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a></p><p>Hosted, produced, written, and edited by<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cj__marchese/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Clark Marchese&nbsp;</a></p><p>Cover art and PFM logo by<a href=\"https://laurelawong.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Laurel Wong</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music by <a href=\"https://www.fiverr.com/tadeoceballos?source=gig_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tadeo Cabellos</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts"}