The world created 2.2bn tons of waste in 2021. By 2050 that figure is expected to double. With only 14% of municipal solid waste recycled globally per year, this film asks what can be done to raise that figure. Economies built on “take, make, dispose” need to become more circular and embrace “reduce, reuse, recycle”. Taiwan, once known as “garbage island”, is leading the way. How do we clean the pollution mess ?