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Can Plastics Be ‘Green’?
Posted on September 09 2016 by Jacquelyn Ottman
Changing consumption culture through the ‘zero waste’ prism has been at the top of my agenda these days. Yet, when I discovered Trucost’s new study prepard for the American Chemistry Council (ACC), “Plastics and Sustainability: A Valuation of Environmental Benefits, Costs, and Opportunities for Continuous Improvement,” (as well as an analysis by Leon Kaye here on TriplePundit), I thought to myself, are plastics really as ‘green’ as the study suggests?
I spent the weekend studying it and the “Valuing Plastics” study (2014) also by Trucost, as well as the related “The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the …MORE...
How to Cut Plastic Bag Use in New York City - And Beyond
Posted on April 01 2016 by Jacquelyn Ottman
(Image: Timothy Krause, via Flikr)
Every time I see a plastic shopping bag blowing down a sidewalk, I make the effort to pick it up and bring it to the trash or recycling. That’s because here in New York City, plastic bags can wind up in a river, and eventually, the ocean where they can kill fish, birds, turtles. This horrifies me. And the numbers do, too.
Each year, New Yorkers use 5.2 billion plastic carry-out bags, and many of them end up as pollution. Plastic …MORE... About Us ►
