Plastisphere: A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment podcast

Plastisphere: A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment

The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger. Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we be able to develop a healthy relationship with these materials we’ve created? Follow Anja on a journey into the world of synthetic polymers, their impacts on nature and ourselves, and the global quest to tackle plastic pollution. Her episodes feature a diverse set of voices and viewpoints and explore the issue from many different angles.

The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger. Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we be able to develop a healthy relationship with these materials we’ve created? Follow Anja on a journey into the world of synthetic polymers, their impacts on nature and ourselves, and the global quest to tackle plastic pollution. Her episodes feature a diverse set of voices and viewpoints and explore the issue from many different angles.

 

#67

Tackling Plastic Production: Why and How to Do It

It's the elephant in the room: The growth of plastic production and how that contributes t... more

02 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:52

02 Dec 2025


#66

Reuse, Reuse, Reuse! How a Tradititional Concept Can Help Reduce Plastic Waste

You’ve probably heard the mantra of reduce, reuse, recycle. And oftentimes, it’s that last... more

26 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:38

26 Nov 2025


#65

Beyond Recycling - The Many Meanings of the Circular Economy

When we speak about plastic pollution, a central idea to solve it is that of the circular ... more

19 Nov 2025

19 MINS

19:22

19 Nov 2025


#64

Guilt-free plastics? The idea of plastic credits and its realities

Wouldn’t it be great to have something like guilt-free plastics? A plastic product you can... more

07 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:40

07 Nov 2025


#63

Teaser - BOY WASTED: A bale of plastic. A mystery body. A global investigation

+++Podcast recommendation+++ There’s a concrete yard with piles of plastic, and lying on t... more

03 Oct 2025

02 MINS

02:07

03 Oct 2025


#62

Plastic Pollution in Turkey, from Biology to Waste Trade

In this episode we’ll travel to Turkey with Sedat Gündogdu. Sedat is a Turkish marine biol... more

30 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:20

30 Sep 2025


#61

Plastic Chemicals - A Toxic Relationship and How We Can Start Fixing It

In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into plastic chemicals and their impacts on huma... more

24 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:55

24 Sep 2025


#60

Early Heroines of Plastic Pollution, Part II: Meet the Women who Started the Beach Cleanups (Linda)

In this episode, we’re going to head out to the beach for the 40th International Coastal C... more

19 Sep 2025

32 MINS

32:26

19 Sep 2025


#59

Early Heroines of Plastic Pollution, Part I: Meet the Women who Started the Beach Cleanups (Judie)

In this episode, we’re going to head out to the beach for the 40th International Coastal C... more

12 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:06

12 Sep 2025


#58

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - What really happened in Geneva?

After 11 days of talks between 180 nations in the middle of a heatwave, the final session ... more

26 Aug 2025

23 MINS

23:25

26 Aug 2025


#57

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Update from Geneva (INC 5.2.) with Neil Tangri

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Update from Geneva (INC 5.2.) with Neil Tangri by An... more

13 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:20

13 Aug 2025


#56

The Youth Movement at the Plastics Treaty Talks

Dejea Lyons and Shellan Saling from the Youth Plastic Action Network leave no doubt: To sa... more

11 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:11

11 Aug 2025


#55

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Update from Geneva (INC 5.2) with Magnus Lovold

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Update from Geneva (INC 5.2) with Magnus Lovold by A... more

09 Aug 2025

20 MINS

20:34

09 Aug 2025


#54

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Nothing is Agreed Until Everything is Agreed

When the plastics treaty negotiations in South Korea ended without a result last December,... more

08 May 2025

57 MINS

57:03

08 May 2025


#53

Guest Episode: Why didn't the plastic pollution talks in South Korea yield a treaty? (In Focus)

In this guest episode, G. Sampath and Satyarupa Shekhar discuss the fifth meeting of the U... more

22 Jan 2025

16 MINS

16:14

22 Jan 2025


#52

Plastics in the Media - A Review with Nanoplastics Researcher Denise Mitrano

In recent years, a lot of new research on micro- and nanoplastics has come out. Reporting ... more

12 Dec 2024

30 MINS

30:36

12 Dec 2024


#51

Fact-check your assumptions: Become a plastic mythbuster!

The Plastic Mythbusters project is a collaboration between the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and... more

05 Dec 2024

02 MINS

02:59

05 Dec 2024


#50

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Midnight Update from #INC5 in Busan

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Midnight Update from #INC5 in Busan by Anja Krieger

01 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:56

01 Dec 2024


#49

Why production reduction and a fair transition are so important (with GAIA and Grid Arendal)

Why production reduction and a fair transition are so important (with GAIA and Grid Arenda... more

01 Dec 2024

28 MINS

28:50

01 Dec 2024


#48

Meeting the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty at #INC5

Meeting the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty at #INC5 by Anja Krieger

01 Dec 2024

29 MINS

29:07

01 Dec 2024


#47

Event Recording: How governments subsidize plastic production - QUNO/Eunomia/IUCN at INC5

Event Recording: How governments subsidize plastic production - QUNO/Eunomia/IUCN at INC5 ... more

01 Dec 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:54

01 Dec 2024


#46

Event Recording: The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty at #INC5

Event Recording: The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty at #INC5 by An... more

30 Nov 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:51

30 Nov 2024


#45

How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - Things Get Circular (INC-5 in South Korea)

The saga continues: Anja and Magnus meet in Busan, South Korea, to discuss the unfolding t... more

28 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:48

28 Nov 2024


#44

#PlasticsTreaty Shorts - Brackets Busan Style

Anja is at INC5, the final round of negotiations for the global plastics treaty. On the op... more

26 Nov 2024

10 MINS

10:23

26 Nov 2024


#43

Guest Episode: Will we get a viable Global Plastics Treaty or will compromise water it down?

---Guest episode by Environmental Investigation Agency's "What on Earth?" podcast series--... more

22 Nov 2024

36 MINS

36:45

22 Nov 2024


#42

REPOST: The scientists who discovered plastic pollution over 50 years ago (2020 episode)

---Repost of the 2020 episode, originally titled "The Discovery of Plastic Pollution"--- A... more

19 Nov 2024

56 MINS

56:22

19 Nov 2024


#41

Guest Episode - Plastics in Drinking Water

Elena Berg is an environmental scientist and water sommelier. Her series „Something in the... more

22 Oct 2024

48 MINS

48:15

22 Oct 2024