The BBC’s new podcast Rare Earth takes a – don’t imagine this too literally – deep dive into everything we throw away, and asks: Why are we rubbish at tackling waste?

From Weekly Filet #476, in February 2024.

Can we live without waste?

bbc.co.uk

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