Julia Cohen
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587 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 31 Jul
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Twinkie wrappers are soil.
Our agriculture system uses plastic sheeting.
Yeah.
Plastic sheeting is a core part of agriculture.
Hemp, jute, natural materials that truly biodegrade and are not breaking down into micro nanoplastics and being part of our soil and affecting the soil health for everything we grow.
I mean, there's research now that shows that like plants are literally uptaking those nanoplastics into the plant.
I mean, there's incredible uses of plastic, right?
Plastic saves lives, right?
And in the short term, sure.
There's lots of, I mean, your phone, your car, medical supplies, a lot of stuff in hospitals.
are made from plastic.
I mean, we used to use glass IV bags and rubber tubing.
That's all plastic.
Rubber gloves, face masks during the pandemic.
I mean, there's a lot of things that, you know, are made from plastic.
Artificial hearts, right?
There is a lot to be said about reusable plastics being, you know, more helpful in many ways.
Which is why, you know, when we started 17 years ago, in addition to like saying refuse single use plastic and calling it what it is, we're talking about, you know, all this stuff on the daily basis, like those coffee cups, those bags.
The straws, right?
The straws are a small piece of the puzzle, but they're kind of the key that unlocks the bigger picture, right?
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