Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We’ve spent decades building waste, toxicity and dependence on finite resources into the foundation of modern life. But it doesn’t have to stay this way. Co-founder of Green Chemistry Paul Anastas explains why sustainability is about what we can create, not about what we can ban.

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Learn more about the 12 principles of green chemistry: acs.org/green-chemistry-sustainability/principles/12-principles-of-green-chemistry.html

Video credits:
Written by Jefferson Beck and Darren Weaver
Edited and filmed by Darren Weaver
Produced by Jefferson Beck
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff

Music: Neutral Narrative (Instrumental) by Akio Jefferson

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