Recycling’s Best Hope? People Want to Do the ‘Right Thing,’ Expert Says [Video]

It’s no secret that humans produce large amounts of plastic waste globally. But the exact scale of that quantity is often difficult to conceptualize.

At “The Future of Plastics: Reducing Waste and Rethinking Materials,” an event sponsored by Kia, environmental experts and stakeholders gathered at Newsweek‘s office at One World Trade Center in New York City on Wednesday, December 4, to discuss the current state of the plastic pollution problem and possible solutions.

In his opening remarks, Newsweek Chief Strategy Officer Dayan Candappa presented a graphic from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of California, Berkeley, depicting the potential future of plastic waste as a blue mountain of plastic water bottles towering over New York City.

Without action, …