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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Zero-waste movement and living a trash-free life

    Think about all the plastic you use just once and then toss: shampoo, makeup, toothpaste. If you order anything online, it usually comes in plastic packaging.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 30, 2019 • 1 min read

    Think about all the plastic you use just once and then toss: shampoo, makeup, toothpaste. If you order anything online, it usually comes in plastic packaging. Even if you buy goods from the bulk section at your grocery store, you’re probably using plastic bags. This creates a lot of trash, and there’s a growing push to eliminate not just this kind of garbage, but all garbage. It’s called the zero-waste movement.

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    The full episode

    4 of 6
    What you need to know about the polar vortex and global warming
    1. 0:00The weather is freezing, but Earth is still warming
    2. 2:50How much carbon is Elon Musk burning with his globe trotting?
    3. 9:38It may take hundreds of years for Joshua Tree to recover from the government shutdown
    4. 16:24Zero-waste movement and living a trash-free lifeYou’re reading this
    5. 24:41The future of medical technology
    6. 33:19Who is LA’s billboard diva Angelyne?
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