Microplastics - effects, problems and future scenarios - Interview with Benny Mandos (CEO of GOT BAG)

"If we carry on like this, we will eventually have more plastic than fish in the oceans."
(Benny Mandos, CEO GOT BAG).

For podcast episode #60, our Social Media Manager Marie invited Benny Mandos, CEO of GOT BAG, to talk to us about microplastics. We interviewed the startup because they not only collect plastic from the sea, but also use it to make backpacks and bags - true experts in the field.

Among other things, we are asking ourselves today: To what extent is the textile and cosmetics industry affected by microplastics and why can the claim "without microplastics" be misleading? We also Tone how we can avoid microplastics and how we imagine the ideal situation in the future. solid one thing is certain: consumers together have huge leverage and influence on decisions in the industry.

• What is microplastic?
• How are microplastics created?
• What is problematic and dangerous about microplastics?
• What do the textile and cosmetics industries have to do with it?
• What can we do about it?
• Why are textiles and cosmetics without microplastics not yet the "norm"?
• What would be the ideal situation?

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Topics of future podcast episodes

We have come up with a number of topics for the coming months, including healthy & beautiful skin, the team behind JUNGLÜCK , the cause and treatment of various skin conditions and, of course, sustainability and social responsibility.

Look forward to new presenters, interview partners and experts from various fields such as dermatology and holistic medicine.

We hope you enjoy listening to the episode and would be delighted if you let us know in the comments how you liked it and what you took away from it.