Inherent in any desire to restore a wildness, whether environmental or personal, is a need for the natural wilderness and our own bodies to be kept healthy. After reading David Attenborough’s Q&A for the launch of Blue Planet 2 in the Guardian, I followed it up with watching a few documentaries on the subject of ocean plastic, waste and sustainable business practices, the detail of which is worryingly mindblowing and paints the picture of our world in the midst of another significant ‘phase’ of humanity – The Plastic Age.