This is the first in a series of short documentaries centered around the work of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor, Juliet Gerrard. Notable people in the documentary include Dr Jane Goodall and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Science and the Plastics Problem was launched by Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, at Government House in New Zealand.
The series has been sponsored by 13 leading science research organisations and universities