Zero waste and plastic-free living — Top 7 TED talks

In the face of the plastic pollution epidemic that leaves no part of this earth unaffected, movements of zero waste and plastic-free living have swept across the world. There is a LOT of information out there about the plastic pollution problem and just as much about its solutions like reducing our plastic use, going plastic-free and even living with zero-waste. So to save you having to trawl through it all, here is my pick of the top 7 TED talks on this subject. It’s all here: from the facts everyone should know about plastic pollution to simple changes we can make to our everyday habits, to the ultimate of plastic-free and zero waste living that I aspire to. I think you’ll struggle not to find these talks inspiring!

Can one straw change the world? — Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Beginning with a simple story about saying no to disposable plastic, Rachel takes us through some interesting and sobering facts about plastic pollution and reveals truths about compostable plastics and recycling that show they’re perhaps not so great after all. She challenges us to break our single-use plastic habit and gives some simple things we can all do to help solve the problem of plastic pollution and once again swim in a clean ocean.