Plastic

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of plastic.

Video playlists about Plastic

Sustainability by design

12 talks • 2h 9m
Humans are builders and creators—but how can we build thoughtfully, without waste? These talks explore sustainable design—both past and present—and its beautiful, inspiring results.

Talks about Plastic

6:10

Jeff Kirschner

This app makes it fun to pick up litter

Posted Feb 2017
11:00

Melati and Isabel Wijsen

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali

Posted Jan 2016
9:20

Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria

Posted Jul 2013
17:48

Tyrone Hayes + Penelope Jagessar Chaffer

The toxic baby

Posted Feb 2012
10:58

Mike Biddle

We can recycle plastic

Posted Oct 2011
12:49

Van Jones

The economic injustice of plastic

Posted Jan 2011
5:18 Under 6 minutes

Dianna Cohen

Tough truths about plastic pollution

Posted Oct 2010
9:05

Eben Bayer

Are mushrooms the new plastic?

Posted Oct 2010
7:20

Charles Moore

Seas of plastic

Posted Feb 2009
11:14

Chris Jordan

Turning powerful stats into art

Posted Jun 2008

Exclusive articles about Plastic

Gallery: Eerie photos of manmade landscapes

Edward Burtynsky finds the eerie beauty in the man-made landscapes that dot our Earth’s surface. As a photographer who focuses on the relationship between humans and nature, he...