>> geyer: we, we don't know. trail or anything like that, so it's very difficult. and we know that a lot of plastic in southeast asia and other countries ends-- ends up in open dumps. >> alfonsi: this is discouraging, i think, to most people. is the idea of recycling a myth? >> geyer: i wouldn't call it a myth. >> alfonsi: but it's not working. >> geyer: for plastic, it's currently not working. so we need-- we need to change it. we need to try different things. >> by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. >> alfonsi: there are campaigns across the country to ban straws and bags, and try to reduce the amount of plastic we consume in the first place. but su >> freinkel: i know all the problems about plastic, and if you open my kitchen, you know, cabinets, i've got a box of ziploc baggies there, because it's easier. so, you know, we have to really wrestle ourselves with, what conveniences are we willing to give up, what kind of cons-- consumption are we willing to, sort of, pull back on, in order t