489. Kal Glanznig: Plastic burdens biology - ours and our planets’: It’s time to lock in POLICY to lift the burden.

I'd like to think that plastic is an apolitical subject.

None of us want to see our environment or our bodies polluted with this stuff, and so it brings me great pleasure to focus on one of the biggest overlaps of our times: the quest to reduce plastic in our bodies and our environment. We've done a few shows on this over the years, and this week is wonderful.

Let me introduce you to Kal Glanznig. He's a filmmaker, a counsellor in his local government area, and a leading youth ocean and climate champion. He’s also a young man of 25 who got his body tested for phthalate levels due to concerns for future fertility and was shocked to see how high his levels were, as he considered himself having a very healthy nature-focused lifestyle.

He's created documentaries, Rising Up, back in 2024, and this year just released The Plastic Country. He's a multiple TEDx and UN COP speaker, and he's driven by the motto "Change Happens Locally". In high school, he led a 100 kW solar project, leading to 20 schools to follow suit. This guy is definitely not someone who rests on his laurels. He is here to effect change.

Kal is on a mission to make it clear that if we don't shape the policies that make things truly better at every stage of government, then chances are we just keep going in swings and roundabouts on social media, either trying to raise awareness or trying to complain about how nothing is happening. Join me this week. I think you will be inspired,

Alexx Stuart

Your Host of the Low Tox Life

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

Show #484. Nanoplastics: 2 Drs on the quest to help us bind and excrete them with Drs Eva Berkes and Nicholas MonsulShow #472. What is safe? River, Ground, Tank and Ocean water and PFAS “Forever chemicals” with water scientist, Professor Ian WrightShow #93: Plastic pollution and the Plastic Free July story with founder Rebecca Prince RuizShow #172 – The Plastic Crisis with Brett Chamberlin, Story of Stuff.

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?

Instagram or LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/kalglanznig

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!