{"podcast":{"title":"Second Nature","slug":"second-nature-6886500","podcast_index_feed_id":6886500,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/second-nature","website_url":"https://www.thecommons.earth/second-nature-podcast","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZwQMapL_6LtxnDbIizXXjLI1X9rQWwTapDhWRsNmNpQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wM2Yx/NmJhNWMyYTk2ODZl/Yjg0ZDNiN2ViNTg5/ZDU0NC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Commons","episode_count":63,"summary":"How can we live sustainably in an unsustainable world? Second Nature is a podcast by Commons exploring how our sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet. Every week hear how listeners are taking public transit, composting food waste, eating more plant-based meals and practicing deconsumption to create the kind of world they want to live in. We'll calculate the carbon impact of collective action and get expert answers to your burning climate questions. Everyone’s sustainable life is unique. Tell us about yours. thecommons.earth/podcast 🌎 Join a community of tens of thousands of people using the Commons app to track their emissions and get rewarded for sustainable living: https://www.thecommons.earth/get-the-app-second-nature Follow us on Instagram to get behind-the-scenes footage and more stories from Commons' climate community: https://instagram.com/secondnatureearth","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500"},"episode":{"title":"Can We Recycle Our Way Out of the Plastic Crisis?","slug":"can-we-recycle-our-way-out-of-the-plastic-crisis","published_at":"2025-12-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500/can-we-recycle-our-way-out-of-the-plastic-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500","url":"https://www.thecommons.earth/episode/403-can-we-recycle-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5cb0d7b2/e73cb89e.mp3","summary":"From the halls of government to the depths of the ocean, how deep does the plastic crisis go, and can we recycle our way out of this mess? Plastic has completely permeated our existence, and its effects are far-reaching, from soil to glaciers. Recycling was supposed to take care of this mess — or was it? In this episode, we’ll figure out how the plastic industry is behind one of the biggest greenwashing schemes of all time, the current state of recycling, and why Big Oil is banning big on plastic. We’ll also hear from our plastic-perplexed-but-optimistic community and our expert, Head of Research at The Ocean Cleanup, Laurent Lebreton. Episode Credits Listener contributions: Anna, Mac Hansen, Sawyer, Sobia Zaidi, Tiffany, Valli Divya, Rachel Radvany Episode expert: Laurent Lebreton, Head of Research at The Ocean Cleanup Editing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍ Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham (00:17) - Intro (08:12) - How does our community handle plastic recycling? (12:31) - Interview with Laurent Lebreton, Head of Research at The Ocean Cleanup (32:22) - How Big Oil is banking on plastic. (39:54) - Outro","meta_description":"From the halls of government to the depths of the ocean, how deep does the plastic crisis go, and can we recycle our way out of this mess? Plastic has com…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2736,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/second-nature-6886500/episodes/can-we-recycle-our-way-out-of-the-plastic-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500/can-we-recycle-our-way-out-of-the-plastic-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}