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# Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/can-we-actually-clean-up-the-plastic-pollution-problem-jmb05t/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:55:46.000Z
- Description: We explore what we can actually do about pollution.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 9, Episode 17, #ZZZ_Episode_992b0506-df03-4beb-9608-27b5e724e895, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

There hasn’t been enough talk about the \*\*ridiculously unthinkable scale of the ocean plastic pollution problem\*\* or how it intersects with other environmental issues like climate change. And here’s a big spoiler alert: Nearly all environmental scientists agree that ocean plastic pollution isn’t a problem we can clean our way out of. So what CAN we do? That’s what this video is about.