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The bid to ‘end plastic pollution’ faces another test

by Joseph Winters

Representatives from more than 170 countries are in Geneva to try, once again, to hammer out a U.N. plastics treaty, which has

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Circular Economy

How the plastic industry lied about recycling for decades

by Joseph Winters

A bombshell report documents a “decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” from Big Oil and the plastics industry to promote recycling as

Waste

Is the burgeoning 'plastic credits' market a new wave of greenwashing?

by Charles Pekow

Plastic credit certification processes are popping up across the planet. But there's no common standard that governs what is collected or how

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Leadership/Spring 2022

Heroes and Zeros: Eastman Chemical vs. Keurig

by Bernard Simon

Eastman Chemical looks to break down plastic, while Keurig gets fined for greenwash

Waste

Thicker Than Water

by Erica Cirino

New book looks for solutions to the plastic crisis that's threatening wildlife and human health

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