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How To Protect The Ocean

Plastic Pollution: It's In your Drinking Water

Broadcast on:
20 Sep 2023

In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin discusses the often overlooked issue of plastic pollution in our lakes, focusing on the Great Lakes and city centers like Chicago and Toronto. He highlights the common misconception that plastic pollution is solely an ocean problem, and emphasizes the need to address plastic pollution in all bodies of water. The episode explores new research that reveals the extent of plastic pollution in lakes and emphasizes the importance of speaking up for the ocean by taking action to combat this issue.

Link to article: https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/great-lakes-microplastics-water-pollution/

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