Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2021
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Waggs & Ball discuss the dramatic misuse of plastic, top tips and hopefully humour coming your way.

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S1E20 Ep 20 Turtles In Trouble

Aug 08, 2025 28m

Episode 20: Turtles in Trouble 🐢'As you are aware, our Logo is the beautiful Turtle, So this episode is all about the Turtle...'In this episode of Drastic Plastic, Wags and Bally dive headfirst (but…

S1E19 Ep 19: “Where Does Our Recycling Go? – Part 3: Sorting It Out”

Aug 01, 2025 23m

Episode 19: “Where Does Our Recycling Go? – Part 3: Sorting It Out”In the final part of our recycling trilogy, Wags & Bally explore how tech, science, and smart ideas are helping to fix the…

S1E18 Ep 18 Where does our recycling go Part 2 Rubbish Tourism

Jul 25, 2025 16m

Episode 18: “Where Does Our Recycling Go? – Part 2: Rubbish Tourism”In this episode, Wags & Bally follow the journey your recycling takes after it leaves your bin. From sorting facilities to…

Ep 17 Where Does Our Recycling Go Part 1 Bend It Like Beckham

Jul 18, 2025 16m

Episode 17: "Where Does Our Recycling Go? – Part 1"We toss it in the blue bin and hope for the best—but where does our recycling actually go? In Part 1 of this eye-opening 3-part mini-series, Drastic…

S1E16 Ep 16 Surf's Up

Jul 11, 2025 19m

Ep 16 Surf's Up ... Riding the plastic wave!In this episode of Drastic Plastic, we paddle out with two passionate surfers who are on the frontlines of the ocean plastic crisis. From spotting trash in…

Ep 15 Microplastics, The Uninvited Guests

Jul 04, 2025 24m

Episode 15: Microplastics – The Uninvited GuestsThey’re in our oceans, our food, even the air we breathe—microplastics are everywhere. In this episode, we dive into the invisible world of…

S1E14 Ep 14 Plastic In The Arctic

Jun 27, 2025 24m

In this chilling episode, Bally and Waggs head north to explore one of the most remote and fragile ecosystems on Earth—the Arctic. ( from our studio, no need for thermals ) What they discover is…

S1E13 Ep 13 Deep Dive, Plastic in the deep ocean

Jun 20, 2025 18m

In Episode 13 of Drastic Plastic, we dive deep—literally—into the hidden world of plastic pollution in the deep ocean. From remote trenches to the darkest depths of the seafloor, we uncover how…

S1E12 Ep 12 Windows To The World

Jun 06, 2025 22m

Drastic Plastic is the podcast that dives into the world of UPVC — that tough, reliable, and slightly misunderstood plastic found in everything from windows to drainpipes. We explore why it’s so…

Ep 10 The Invisible Threat

Jun 04, 2025 19m

The Invisible ThreatDive deep into the hidden dangers of plastic pollution in our oceans. The Invisible Threat explores how microplastics are infiltrating even the most remote and unexplored parts of…

The History Of Plastic In 23 Minutes

May 24, 2025 23m

EP9: The History of Plastic in 23 MinutesWe’re keeping it quick! But not too quick! . In this episode, we zoom through the history of plastic—where it came from, how it took over, and why it matters.…

S1E8 S1 EP 8 Where Is Waggers

May 14, 2021 11m

Bally is Billy no mates on this episode, Waggers is in the land of Nod so only a short one x

S1E7 S1 EP7 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

May 07, 2021 32m

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of many islands of plastic floating around the ocean currents, predominantly discarded or broken fishing nets but other plastics are also part of the island.…

S1E6 S1 EP6 Pick Up Ya Rubbish

Apr 30, 2021 29m

Pick up ya rubbish: What we have noticed is that when lockdown rules have been eased and the weather is more cheery, gatherings happen in some of the UK parks. The RUBBISH oh my The RUBBISH when…

S1E5 S1 EP 5 Goodbye GUM

Apr 23, 2021 18m

The Top Tips Section is a lovely bedtime  story from Waggs about his childhood and Chewing Gum...  plastic free toothpaste  www.ecoliving.co.uk plastic free toothbrush.…

S1E4 S1 EP 4 TOP CHEESE

Apr 16, 2021 15m

Blessed are the cheesemakers. Obviously this is not meant to be taken seriously. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.  Find a cheese monger and take a box and cut back on plastic…

S1E3 S1 EP3 T SHIRTS

Apr 09, 2021 14m

"Does anybody want a T shirt" I said , and everyone  just helped themselves while I laid crushed on the floor. Anyway get on with it and listen to some more helpful Top Tips to save our lovely Mother…

S1E2 S1 EP2 ICE CREAM

Apr 02, 2021 14m

Introducing the TOP TIPS section (try saying that with a mouthful of..... something),  Waggs & Ball share their insights on how to save Planet Earth from becoming the only Planet in our solar…

S1E1 S1 EP 1 DRASTIC PLASTIC introduction

Mar 26, 2021 12m

Paul Wagstaffe & Alan Ball ( Waggs & Ball ) Talk about Plastic misuse, and how it can be used less with Top Tips coming at ya to hopefully help this on going problem of Drastic Plastic, this…

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