Causes romana klee/Flickr/Commercial use & mods allowed Oregon Senate passes ban of foam containers for prepared food The Oregon Senate on Monday passed a bill that would ban prepared food venders from using foam containers, which take centuries to decompose.
Impactscommons.wikimedia.org Polystyrene 'white spill' from Brisbane floods causing 'environmental catastrophe' on Queensland beaches Brisbane River's polystyrene pontoons, torn from their moorings in the floods, are breaking up along 300 kilometres of beaches, threatening nesting turtles and raising fears that other marine animals will mistake the white pieces for food.
Politics How bad are plastics for the environment, really? Plastic production just keeps expanding, and now is becoming a driving cause of climate change.
Solutions www.fastcompany.com This Styrofoam-like packaging is made of popcorn—not plastic Packaging peanuts aren’t really peanuts, but they could really be popcorn.
Solutions cen.acs.org Companies are placing big bets on plastics recycling. Are the odds in their favor? Chemical recycling is attracting billions in capital spending, but environmentalists don't think it will solve the plastic waste problem.
Solutions www.pbs.org When does recycling your plastic make sense? The answer isn't so simple The vast majority of plastic — about 76 percent — ends up in landfills. Here's what to do about yours.
Newsletter www.ozy.com Europe embraces plastic to fight climate change For years, the green movement has seen plastics as villains. Europe's now turning that on its head.
