How The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Pushing Plastics On The World
CNBC by Katie Brigham | January 29, 2022 | Why oil and gas companies are betting on plastic.
Plastics Group Recommends Phaseout Of Some Materials
C&EN by Alexander Tullo | January 28, 2022 | The US Plastics Pact—a collaboration between plastic-industry participants, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies—has released a list of 11 items its members aim to eliminate from packaging by 2025. Reviews from industry and environmental groups were mixed.
College Cafe Finds Workable Ways To Kick Plastic And Single-Use Packaging To The Curb
Food Management by Tara Fitzpatrick | January 28, 2022 | Down with disposables! Bennington College’s student-managed Roz’s Café makes a carbon footprint-sized dent in the typical packaging waste that goes on in a coffee shop.
Are Bottles Made From Sugar A Sweet Solution to the Plastic Crisis? Maybe.
green queen by Jill Ettinger | January 28, 2022 | In the effort to curb plastic waste, scientists from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham and Duke University say they’ve succeeded in turning elements found in sugar alcohols into what they claim is degradable and recyclable bioplastic.
Groups React To 'Problematic' Materials List
Plastics Recycling Update by Jared Paben | January 26, 2022 | The U.S. Plastics Pact says PS and PVC packaging and other materials should be phased out in coming years. A curbside recycling operator called the potential elimination of PVC and PS packaging “two really big steps in the right direction,” though several groups criticized the Pact’s work.
US Plastics Pact Releases Anticipated 'Problematic' Plastics List
Waste Dive by Megan Quinn | January 25, 2022 | PVC, PS and PFAS-containing packaging are among the items targeted for phase-out by 2025. Some see the list as a positive circular economy driver, but others think it's counterproductive.
Drowning In Plastic
Deccan Herald | January 23, 2022 | We move further into 2022 with the hope that the past two years of pandemic devastation are slowly giving way to global economic recovery.
Environmentalists Push To Revisit New York's 'Bottle Bill'
Spectrum News 1 | January 19, 2022 | Environmentalists are pushing to modernize the New York State Returnable Container Act, also known as the “Bottle Bill,” as it nears 40 years since its enactment.
Enck: Test For "Forever Chemicals"
Investigative Post by Jim Heaney | January 19, 2022 | A former top EPA official is calling for the monitoring of members of Buffalo’s Burmese community because of their consumption of fish contaminated with so-called “forever chemicals.”
Energy Department Slammed For Funding 'False' Plastic Solutions
Grist by Joseph Winters | January 14, 2022 | Advocates say the agency’s efforts to develop chemical recycling are a “waste of tax dollars.”
Tackling The Integrated Challenge Of Plastic Pollution And Climate Change
Mongabay by Devayani Khare | January 11, 2022 | With many reports highlighting the need to tackle plastic pollution at a global level, it becomes imperative to find integrated solutions to address plastic pollution and climate change.
The Dangerous Persistence Of Plastic, And What NYC Needs To Do About It
Gotham Gazette by Karl Palmquist | January 11, 2022 | Microplastics are in the air we breathe; they are in the water we drink; they are in our bodies, prodding our cells — unwelcome invaders that bypass detection. Regardless of what ad men told us in the mid-20th century, there is nothing convenient about plastic.
What We Can Do About All Our Plastic
NPR’s 1A | January 10, 2022 | What is the impact of plastic on our environment? And what can corporations and individuals do about it?
The War On Plastics, 2022: A Change Of Climate
GreenBiz | January 10, 2022 | The climate crisis represents a new front in the war on plastics. Are you ready?
To Avoid A Plastic Future, New York Must Update The Bottle Bill | Opinion
USA Today | January 7, 2022 | State lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul can take action to modernize New York’s successful beverage container deposit law, known as the Bottle Bill, which turns 40 next year.
How Bad Are Plastics, really?
The Atlantic | January 3, 2022 | Plastic production just keeps expanding, and now is becoming a driving cause of climate change.
New York City Banned Foam Containers. Now The Rest Of The State Will, Too.
Three years ago, New York City banned single-use food containers and packing peanuts made out of polystyrene foam. Some suburban counties like Westchester and Nassau soon followed. Now, the rest of the state is going to give it a try.
World Talks on a Treaty to Control Plastic Pollution Are Set for Nairobi in February. How To Do So Is Still Up in the Air.
Environmentalists want national limits on plastic waste, producer responsibility and caps on production. Industry favors better waste management and “advanced” chemical repurposing.
Is “Biodegradable” Just a Buzz Word? Here’s What is Really Means.
If you believe you’re doing the planet a favor by using biodegradable or compostable plastic, you probably aren’t. Frustrating to hear, I know.
Apocalyptic Painter Alexis Rockman and Plastic-As-the-New-Coal ...
A pair of disparate but always connected conversations on the Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster, featuring superstar environmental painter Alexis Rockman and his latest exhibition about sinking ships and, from Beyond Plastics, Alexis Goldsmith and Eve Fox on the group's in-depth report on how plastic manufacturing is replacing coal as the most insidious ingredient to a fast-warming planet.