Plastic waste at HKTDC Food Expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

China’s recycling revolution 04: confronting the global plastic crisis

A new modern phenomenon is causing a massive increase in single-use plastic packaging, overwhelming any positive effect of bans on plastic straws
New plastic technology might be able to join the dots between food disposal and food production

Topic | Environment

Jarrod Watt

Published: 5:00pm, 30 Sep, 2019

Updated: 11:50am, 21 Oct, 2019

Plastic waste at HKTDC Food Expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

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Jarrod Watt

Jarrod Watt joined the Post in 2015 after more than a decade working as a multi-platform reporter and editor with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, creating video, radio and text stories. He currently produces podcasts and video, as well as developing new digital storytelling methods, including augmented reality and 360 interactive photography.