to the government of the day to make sure that people are not intimidated. critic say these practices are undermining the democratic election process that people pay to do. they say they are too poor and hungry. they don't have a choice. you watch the full version of that report in a special edition of detail. the news africa on the canyon elections here on dw, and at any time, the news youtube channel that and more is coming up next with my colleague here ash energy. after a short break, american, we spend more on our website at yahoo, dot com, thanks like watching departure . due to the to day this meet flying to a foreign planet. in the 16th century, it meant being a captain and setting sale to discover a route the world famous c. voyage of ferdinand magellan. i'd

rather erase linked to military interests, erase linked to political and military prestige. but it was so linked to many financial interests and adventure full of hardships, dangers and death 3 years and that will change the world forever. but jillions journey around the world, starting september 7th on d, w. this is it avenues, asia coming up to date the damage plastics are doing to the world and if banding them will make a difference beginning in india what a ban on single use. plastics has been in for since july. we look at how some groups are trying to make people aware of the dangers of using these items. thus, i'll floss in the was oceans and saw him,

he's killing animals. we look at 2 stories, one from australia and the other from 3 long and innovative solutions. how a new robot fish pioneer in china could go some way to was sucking out the plastic in the world's oceans. ah, i've been expanded, you're welcome to the dublin, use asia that you could join us. the 3rd largest plastic polluter in the world. india has banned the production and use of some single used plastic. the band came into effect a little over a month ago. it covers 19 every day items, including plastic bags, disposable plates, and cutlery, or india already produces some $14000000.00 tons of plastic waste annually. but it's waste. disposal systems are disorganized single use items such as plastic bags

are clogging its rivers than drains alike. most in bottom, analysts agreed that the band is a necessary step. however, in forcing it is another matter altogether, the key lies in making people aware of the dangers of using single use plastic and some citizens groups are doing their bit to make that happen. we didn't handle this role models or robbers from the well known series, money heist. but student a, she's kumar has more sustainable goals than robbing a bank. his hometown delhi is set to become plastic free. thanks. the so called plastic raids. i plotted low as attended that we steal plastic from people. some give it to us without much resistance. others get angry. they leave without giving us the plastic. some say company should stop producing plastic. if they stop producing it, people would stop using it less in plastic, plays

a key role in daily life and india. even bands on single use plastic haven't managed to change attitudes in order to achieve their aims. the plastic heist group has its own mastermind known as the professor. last to go out in plastic, plays such a big role in our lives that we don't even realize how much it harms us. for us, the fight against plastic is a war and we will win this war. but we will only when it, if we work together and it's conjugating or logan sweetie. thing. in addition to plastic raids, the activists organized performances and exhibitions, focusing on the damaging effects of plastic pollution. they often leave quite an impression a middle, but have couple of years. i'll try not to use plastic in the future. i welcome this initiative and i'm grateful to the organizers. when my vanderfull, i still got medical not got a plastic heist. say there's still a way to go when it comes to spreading awareness about plastic pollution. but a sheesh kumar believes that his group can make

a real difference. they're already seeing some positive change. i cover the activities, we organize, leave an impression on people that they see what we do and discuss it at home with their family and friends addicted. that naturally has an impact, but also we will not them though, it doesn't know what a got left over the coming months. plastic ice is planning more reads around delhi . they're still a lot to do before. india's capital is truly plastic free. i and joining me not for more is me that but the curve and environment listen direct to the router environmental solutions a company involved in converting wish to plastic into fuel. mister potter got, how difficult is it to implement a ban on such a convenient, everyday product like single used plastic

actually it is not that difficult really. her. but only thing is i, we have a lot of, you know, done, do the work because she ran your band, something that has to be done that is available. and for people for businesses. i think a lot of businesses are so facing even simple thing as a replacement aust royce. i think either there should have been more groundwork there should have been more awareness that you know what can be used and i think, yeah, but even after jalap did something like this is very good for then why me? so then robin is i, you know, i'm really happy about this, but i still feel bad. there is, there should be some more work done before we really implement such kind of a back. you know, we're talking about the federal bond that the government are implemented in july, but that's not the 1st plastic brown in india. if you look at it that way. i mean, daily for example, is that

a single used plastic ban for sometime that have been other states in india that have had it from before that, i mean, how successful have they been? emma is a, we had a bad time was declared in 2018 now because it was only for the state, you know, things was can coming from the state. so i don't think it was very successful. but yeah, it made a success for, for people because people go to me. that's that kind of a bad news. give me, i'll give us one example. you know, when it was, it was announced, a person came to, you know, give us a plastic. oh, and he did everything in a matter of boxes because he didn't want to get caught by the police. get fine fight. those are the b. so, but it, in creating awareness, but as a bad inter validated wasn't successful. that tom, you know, going back to what you were saying earlier, you said that more groundwork should have been done to ensure that this band

progress as well and it's implemented effectively. i mean, my question to you is how much more groundwork is required. this is not a new issue. governments, i've been talking about it, not just federal government, but state governments. i've been talking about of quite some, quite some time. and now this nationwide bank has been announced. if even now the groundwork isn't sufficient. the question is, how serious is the government and actually tackling singing these plastic waste? i think government is very serious, but i think either the businesses and people have taken it lightly simply because, you know, it's been going on for more than 20 years. i think, you know, everybody thinks that the level always get exchanged and we will always get some more time. so i think businesses have also been very lax about it. you know, because it's just a mentality of thinking that will get their attention or, you know, they will take on the back. but i think this time the central government is very, very up, you know, serious, even though, you know, they have to publish the all the requirements and everything for the recyclers

or 4 or so. so now we have to apply to the c p, c, b pollution control board and everything i think in a government is doing everything they get. but in terms of groundwater, i think a wagner's off, i've done it in a new product that needs to be happen and that not only the awareness but the supply c as a business. if you just want to replace a single straw, you are going to have that much offers of life. so i think that's where the gap is, and i think, you know, businesses will look good to fill the gap. i'm has it as a general, a citizen, i think this is good. people are getting of it. and i think, you know, we really, it's gets implemented. you know, in the battery. right now your company works to convert plastics into fuel. is that a more realistic alternative to bombing? so good news cluster can do, sir. hi,

it's one of those. and it is because you know, the amount of plastic you can only have a one technology or one innovation that works on every kind of plastic. so i think we have to work with her, you know, mechanical recyclers, people who, upside, because we will use it, you know, or not only, you know, all of us things work together. what do you then you will see some dent in the recycling. otherwise, you know, as a, even though i have, you know, we have developed this technology only did one technology is not a solution that all right, we left for me for the time being. but thanks so much for joining us today. me about that, but forgot environmentalist and director of children environmental solutions. thank you so much. thank you very much. and a lot of this plastic waste ends up in the world's oceans by some estimates between 752199 1000000 tons. this has a direct impact on the animals that call the seas. their home micro plastics in

particular are extremely dangerous. as many animals mistake them for food and ingesting the plastic can be deadly. looking, cute and healthy. but appearances are deceptive. this green sea turtle hesling barely survived the animal of us found on a beach in sidney. it mistook colorful micro plastic floating in the ocean for food . after it was rescued. it defi catered plastic for 6 days in a row. so unfortunately, the debris within the ocean does not address stick to any particular size animal or any specific spaces of animal where it had hatchlings that fit into the palm of your hand that have had plastic in gestation. and i've also had a 100 kilo turtles that have also been found with lots of plastic bags and fishing line and stuff like that inside their internal got system as well. the heckling

only weighs 127 grams. let's hope that it will recover soon in the sydney wildlife hospital, but its future is answered. tang plastic does not only harm small animals in silica elephants are the victims of plastic digestion. the packet dams, in am power, district about 210 kilometers east of the capitol. colombo are desperate to find food, their nature habit. it has been destroyed, and now they venture into human settlements. there they seek out the waist in the landfills or food. a deadly mistake. ha, ha, tomorrow yes, i'm for what we noticed in the elephants that died in the garbage dump. they were there was that their stomachs were mostly empty when a thing poly theme bags or food wrappers, stick and other non digestible. sas were seen in bulk, in their stomachs and in their food path, and the rest was water there. the normal food that elephants eat and digest was not

evident hammer the plastic locks up their stomachs. the elephant then starved to death. during the last 8 years, 20 elephants have died after consuming plastic waste in through lancaster. which is why scientists and activists are constantly looking for ways to reduce plastic condition. and the hom, it does to the environment. researchers at the university of sichuan in southwest and china are working on a fish robot that they hope could help to rid the oceans of micro plastics. they say the robot measuring just 1.3 centimeters in size, can already suck up micro plastics in shallow water. their aim is to enable the devices to hoover up the plastics of deeper levels. they also hope the miniature robots will be able to collect and analyze information on marine pollution in real time. well, no more cio is controlled by light, enabling it to move in a specific direction. to a certain extent,

we can also control the direction it moves in boy, which allows us to prevent it from colliding with other fish or ship. this means that we are able to control this route, which is actually what we have been trying to achieve with its accidentally eaten by other fish. this is not a problem, as it's made of biodegradable material on these alan townhome days. i'm so and that's it for this week as ever. there is more on our website, the w dot gov, forward slash issue and you can follow us on facebook and twitter as well. we're back again at the same time. next week on monday. we'll see you then, to bye, i a journey across the entire continent with a variety of cars. so with this,

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