Category: Recycling
New report reveals how plastic polluters have avoided regulation worldwide for decades
‘Delay, Distract, and Derail’ “This report is a damning exposé of the tactics employed by the plastics industry and shines a welcome light on the shadowy world of corporate lobbying.” by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Friday,…
COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs
A discarded medical glove in Jersey City, N.J., April 27, 2020. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images by Brian J. Love, University of Michigan and Julie Rieland, University of Michigan The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling…
When does recycling your plastic make sense? The answer isn’t so simple
By Orion Donovan-Smith “Plastic Wars,” which examines the crisis in plastic waste, airs on PBS nationwide on March 31, 2020, and online with additional stories online and on-air in the coming weeks. The program is…
