Here is a great example – There is no good way to recycle film plastic at the curb but that does not stop companies from putting the recycling symbol on their products. Things like plastic bags, snack bags, and as I pointed out in my post on Renew Liners, certain multilayer film plastics which are […]
In spite of all of the bad news that we hear about countries not cooperating, the United Nations has embarked on negotiating a globally binding treaty designed to reduce plastic in our environment. As National Geographic reported, this will have a larger impact than the Paris Climate Accord. Why? Because when the world targets plastic […]
Plastic is everywhere and on more things than you can think about. As shown in the attached article, plastics are part of a toxic cycle. It is in our cans of beer, soda and on our take out coffee cups. What is happening to plastics? The big thing is…ready, money. With fossil fuels in decline, […]
Now don’t get me wrong…I am all for supporting the Girl Scouts. I also have a fondness for Girl Scout Cookies!!! So, what is wrong with these pictures? No, not that I ate them all…that was a given…No, not that I did not share them with you…Not going to happen. Look at the packaging. Note […]
Two articles on recycling…one from the Wall Street Journal and the second from NJ Spotlight show the problems with companies that claim to essentially make all things get recycled. The articles focus on Terracycle and a lawsuit that found labeling saying that everyone could get zero waste boxes everywhere. In fact, there are strict geographic […]