Where Does Recycled Plastic Go? To China and Back

  • 9 years ago
Where Does Recycled Plastic Go? To China and Back
California Academy of Sciences - African Hall, California Academy of Sciences, African Hall
Peter Gleick, scientist and freshwater expert, talks about his latest book: Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water.Tap water is safe almost everywhere in the U.S. It takes far more water to make the plastic bottle than it even holds. Most bottled water is simply water from somebody else's tap! Why on earth does this industry continue to thrive?