Thai petrochemical giant PTT has strong relationship with Trump administration. With its Ohio cracker project in flux, it plans to do the same with Biden's.
They never believed it would actually solve the plastic waste problem. Today, it’s estimated that no more than 10 percent of plastic produced has ever been recycled.
Bag bans that were supposed to go into effect have been halted in several states as the plastic industry plays up fears of infection from reusable bags (but doesn’t mention anything about infection from plastic ones).