The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic.
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.
https://grist.org/accountability/recycled-packaging-triscuit-mondelez-mass-balance-chemical-recycling/
#Plastic #Recycling #Environment #Health #Wellness #Climate
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.
https://grist.org/accountability/recycled-packaging-triscuit-mondelez-mass-balance-chemical-recycling/
#Plastic #Recycling #Environment #Health #Wellness #Climate
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The short-termism, coupled with the easy avoidance of accountability, and the inevitable march towards the widening gyre sets us up for disaster.