Dangers of Plastic Pollution Energize Citizens and Scientists as Lawmakers Devise Controls
That plastic spoon that I used to eat my takeout salad today will remain on Earth for as long as the planet exists. Except for the 1% of “bioplastics” made from corn or other plants, 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels and a mixture of 10,000 petrochemical additives, also made from oil and gas. They do not biodegrade.
The Race to Stop a Plastics Plant Scores a Crucial Win
As an old saying goes, you can't fight city hall, meaning government. But the people of St. James Parish, La., did just that—and they won a major court victory against a massive plastics plant supported by the governor, state and local legislators, the business community and local power brokers.
Taking Plastic Packaging BACK to the Store to Push CEOs to Skip Single-Use Plastic
Learn more about the fantastic plastic packaging take-backs Beyond Plastics advocates hosted outside major grocery chains across the country this Plastic Free July.