by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 30, 2023 | Feature-, News
Plastics that are recycled often contain high levels toxic chemicals that can negatively impact people and the planet, according to a report published by Greenpeace in late May. Describing plastic materials as “inherently incompatible with a circular economy,” the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 3, 2022 | News
The equivalent of a garbage truck worth of plastic enters the world’s oceans every minute, according to a report published Dec. 1 by The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Worldwide, of the roughly 2 billion metric tons (BMT) of annual waste, 242...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 12, 2021 | News
Major supermarkets in the U.S. are not doing enough to reduce single-use plastics and the resulting waste, according to a Greenpeace report published March 1. The organization analyzed 20 major U.S. supermarkets regarding their initiatives “to reduce their reliance on...