The Steep Cost of Bio-Based Plastics
Growing crops to make plastic may theoretically reduce reliance on fossil fuels, but at an enormous environmental cost
Is ‘Chemical Recycling’ a Solution to the Global Scourge of Plastic Waste or an Environmentally Dirty Ruse to Keep Production High?
Diplomats, industry reps and environmentalists wrestled with this question during talks in Switzerland on guidelines related to the Basel Convention… Read More
‘It’s greenwash’: most home compostable plastics don’t work, says study
Materials put into domestic compost are failing to disintegrate after six months – the only solution is to use less
Greenpeace Report: ‘Most Plastic Is Just Not Recyclable’
We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. That’s the definitive conclusion of a new Greenpeace report released Monday.