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Ep. 44 - Jack Lighton On Cleaning Up Ocean Plastic And Why It Matters To All Of Us
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- Food, Family, & Philanthropy
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- Mar 2, 2026
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- 3203
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Summary
Most of us love the ocean, but we don’t always think about what’s actually in it until someone puts it in plain language. Michael Nathanson sits down with Jack Lighton of 4OceanFoundation to talk about ocean bound plastic pollution, why it’s become such an urgent issue, and what it looks like to build real momentum behind cleanup and education. Jack shares how a childhood sea turtle nesting experience in Tequesta helped shape his path, how his time at Loggerhead Marine Life Center connected h...