Our Favourite TED Talks About Rethinking Plastic

There are so many amazing people spreading incredible messages about plastic and waste on the Internet, we thought we'd compile a list of our favourite plastic-related TED talks! Get ready to be outraged, educated, and inspired to cut down on your own plastic usage.

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali

Two passionate young Balinese girls decide to say "bye-bye" to plastic, and are super successful in their campaign. This inspiring story proves that age is just a number!

Tough truths about plastic pollution

An artist using plastic bags as her chosen medium decided to do some research on plastic waste after her artworks began to crumble. What she found out shocked and appalled her, and she made it her goal to educate and empower people to not just reduce, reuse and recycle, but REFUSE the use of plastic altogether.

Are mushrooms the new plastic?

Wouldn't it be amazing if we could GROW alternatives to plastic? How great would it be if we could compost our packaging?! Scientists in America believe they can, and that mushrooms may just be the answer!

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The economic injustice of plastic

People in developed nations are incredibly lucky – we have the ability to make CHOICES about the things we buy and where we put our money. People in less developed nations don't have this luxury; they don't have access to choice. This video outlines the economic injustices of plastic, and how it's up to us to make a change for those who cannot.

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