1. Episode 1
Hugh and Anita challenge an entire street in Bristol to try and significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic in their homes to discover how easy, or difficult, it is to live without plastic.
Every minute of every day, the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic is emptied into the world’s oceans. Hugh and Anitaexplore where this problem is coming from and what we can all do.
Hugh and Anita challenge an entire street in Bristol to try and significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic in their homes to discover how easy, or difficult, it is to live without plastic.
Anita’s attention shifts to plastics in the bathroom and Hugh learns that microplastics aren’t just in the water, they are also in the air.
Anita looks into the amount of plastic in toys. Meanwhile Hugh discovers the opposing values between consumers and manufacturers on plastic consumption.
Hugh and Anita continue their war on plastic as they investigate teabags and sandwich packets, and challenge a British family to go plastic free on a budget.