{"id":49064,"date":"2019-04-22T05:18:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T12:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=49064"},"modified":"2019-04-22T11:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T18:47:39","slug":"earth-day-bonus-episode-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/earth-day-bonus-episode-plastic-pollution","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day Bonus Episode: Plastic Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9477140\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/5d4d96\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With millions of pounds of plastic ending up in our oceans every year, I wanted to draw attention to the problem and give people some tips on how they can reduce their personal waste.<\/p>\n<p>I recently spent some time in Laguna Beach with a handful of experts that are channeling their creative and innovative brain power to combat the issue of plastic pollution. From professional surfer Rob Machado to the people behind Igloo\u2019s first biodegradable cooler, Alison Teal and the Girl Scout who got Alaska Airlines to give up plastic straws, I learned more about the issue and what we as consumers can start to do to reduce the pollution.<\/p>\n<p>For me, the purpose of Earth Day is to remind people of the importance of respecting the natural environment, and doing what we can do to lessen our impact on the planet. While I try and practice this every day in small ways\u2014no to-go cups for me and carrying a reusable straw wherever I go\u2014I figured that Earth Day was a good time to remind people (and myself) to think before you consume. Also, do what you can do reduce the amount of pollution that\u2019s ending up in our oceans.<\/p>\n<p>While listening, take the National Geographic\u2019s<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><i>Planet or Plastic?<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i>pledge to reduce the single-use plastic in your everyday life at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/plasticpledge\/\">natgeo.com\/plasticpledge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Listen to this episode if:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You care about the ocean.<\/li>\n<li>You want to learn more about plastic pollution.<\/li>\n<li>You want to do more to protect our oceans and natural places.<\/li>\n<li>You want to hear me attempt to make the sound of a whale.<\/li>\n<li>You want to hear from Alison Teal of Alison\u2019s Adventures, Pro Surfer Rob Machado, Becky Mendoza of the Changing Tides Foundation and Shelby O\u2019Neill of Junior Ocean Guardians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Connect with our guests and learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/robmachadofoundation.org\">Rob Machado Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/product\/154999\/igloo-recool-compostable-cooler\">Igloo\u2019s ReCOOL at REI\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alisonsadventures.com\/\">Alison Teal of Alison\u2019s Adventures\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shelby O\u2019Neill\u2019s Foundation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jroceanguardians.org\/\">Junior Ocean Guardians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/planetorplastic\/\">National Geographic\u2019s Planet of Plastic? Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.changingtidesfoundation.org\/\">The Changing Tides Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff With millions of pounds of plastic ending up in our oceans every year, I wanted to draw attention to the problem and give people some tips on how they can reduce their personal waste. I recently spent some time in Laguna Beach with a handful of experts that are channeling their creative and innovative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":49283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1726,1727],"tags":[],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-49064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-wild-ideas-worth-living"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/earth-day-bonus-episode-plastic-pollution","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Earth Day Bonus Episode: Plastic Pollution","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/earth-day-bonus-episode-plastic-pollution","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/earth-day-bonus-episode-plastic-pollution"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/NG_PlanetorPlastic_Hofman_Justin_2000x1000.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/NG_PlanetorPlastic_Hofman_Justin_2000x1000.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000"},"articleSection":"Wild Ideas Worth Living","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chelsea Davis"}],"creator":["Chelsea Davis"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2019-04-22T12:18:52Z","datePublished":"2019-04-22T12:18:52Z","dateModified":"2019-04-22T18:47:39Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Earth Day Bonus Episode: Plastic Pollution\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/earth-day-bonus-episode-plastic-pollution\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/earth-day-bonus-episode-plastic-pollution\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/NG_PlanetorPlastic_Hofman_Justin_2000x1000.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/NG_PlanetorPlastic_Hofman_Justin_2000x1000.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000\"},\"articleSection\":\"Wild Ideas Worth Living\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Davis\"}],\"creator\":[\"Chelsea Davis\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[],\"dateCreated\":\"2019-04-22T12:18:52Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-22T12:18:52Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-22T18:47:39Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/NG_PlanetorPlastic_Hofman_Justin_2000x1000.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49064"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49104,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49064\/revisions\/49104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49064"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=49064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}