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Hay Festival: exposing the secrets of rubbish
Listen to the episodeAn examination of how companies have harnessed single-use plastics to turbocharge their profits over the last seventy years, exploring how consumer goods makers poured billions into convincing us we need disposable cups, bags, bottles, sachets and plastic-packaged ultra-processed foods, covering marketing, commercial strategy and psychology.
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