Why it's SO hard to ban plastics

Banning plastic seems like a no-brainer to stop waste. But do the bans deliver on what they promise? #PlanetA #Plastic #Pollution Credits: Reporter: Katharina Schantz Camera: Florian Kroker Video Editor: David Jacobi Supervising Editor: Adam Baheej Adada, Kiyo Dörrer Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Chapters: 00:00 Plastic treasure hunt 01:08 Unpacking 03:43 Loopholes 05:30 Plastic substitutes 06:30 Plastic quiz 07:38 Confused shop owners 08:30 Better bans? 10:42 Working together Read more: World map on plastic problem: https://globalplasticshub.org/data/maps Study on EU's plastic ban: https://rethinkplasticalliance.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Evaluation-report-SUP-final-text.pdf Study on global plastic policies: https://plasticspolicy.port.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GPPC-Report.pdf We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en