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TV Worth Watching: PBS NewsHour Presents “The Plastic Problem”
November 27, 2019 at 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
PBS NewsHour Presents “The Plastic Problem” airing in our area on Wednesday, November 27, from 10-11 p.m. With the support of PBS, the primetime special explores how plastic is impacting the world and ways individuals can break their dependence on plastics.
“The Plastic Problem” follows the 2018 Peabody Award-winning five-part PBS NewsHour series that explored the environmental threat from plastic pollution and potential alternatives. Viewers will gain a deeper understanding of why the global extensive appetite for single-use plastic is one of the largest environmental threats.
Traveling to multiple cities including Toronto, Canada — and with reports from Malaysia, the Pacific shores of Costa Rica, to the rocky beaches of Easter Island — NewsHour’s team discovers extensive environmental damage plastic has already caused as well as potential solutions in plastic management. This report features interviews with Roland Geyer, Industrial Ecologist, University of California, Santa Barbara; John Coyne, Vice President, Legal and External Affairs, Unilever Canada; and Bea Perez, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Coca-Cola.
The program will also be streamed on PBS NewsHour’s digital and social platforms.
