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Plastic straws, bottles and bags show only one half of the picture. Dhruv Boruah, campaigner, Angel investor and founder of 'TheThamesProject', talks about the other half of the plastic pollution picture, and shares what can be done beyond avoiding plastic bottles and straws.​ Dhruv Boruah was born in a remote village in northeast India and soon got used to rising to challenges, negotiating flooded rivers simply to get back home. What drives him most is the freedom of adventure, always pushing himself to step outside the boundaries of his comfort zone. His latest project was to cycle ON the river Thames on a floating bike, collecting plastic waste to raise public awareness about plastic pollution. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx