Manuel Maqueda, cofounder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition was interviewed on October 21st on Live From the Left Coast, a radio show hosted by Angie Coiro on weeknights at 6pm on Green960 AM,  San Francisco.

In this interview, Angie Coiro asks Manuel about his recent trip to Midway Atoll with Chris Jordan, which leads to a discussion about plastic pollution in the ocean.   During the talk, Manuel has the opportunity to clarify common misconceptions regarding the possibility of cleaning up the ocean, recycling plastics, or switching to biodegradable plastics.

Manuel says it loud and clear: all of the above are “ways to avoid the question”.  “What we can do now is to stop single-use disposables” made out of plastic.

You can download this MP3 here. Original unedited podcast can be found here.