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The distinct musical genre of amapiano can be heard in clubs and parties all around the world.
It's a sound born out of the unique cultural identity of South Africa.
I am Legendary Chris and I'm going to take you on a journey of exploration as we dive into the history of the music.
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I have in front of me a party balloon, a pair of chopsticks, a metal drinks can and a nappy, an unused one, I hasten to add, all designed to be used just once and then discarded.
The balloon, the chopsticks and the can are from a party I went to the other day.
But there is a more important reason why they are here.
In this forum from the BBC World Service with me, Izzy Lawrence.
We'll be talking about single use items from coffee cups to sweet wrappers, how they came about, how they became such a problem and what we can do about it.
We'll be talking mostly about stuff here on Earth, but we will also take a short detour into space because even out there the waste we Earthlings produce is becoming an issue.
I've asked my forum guests to bring a single use object with them to their respective studios.
So, Jennifer Argo over in Edmonton, Canada, what did you bring and why?
I brought along a plastic fork and a plastic spoon and the reason why is they are my biggest frustration point when it comes to recyclables because they are not and they add so much convenience for consumers.
They're light.
We can toss them away as soon as we're finished, but they're horrible.
There's over 40 billion plastic utensils that get tossed into the garbage each year in the US alone.
Billion with a B, 40 billion with.
The B.