The Recycling Scam
cbs news A new report, called “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling,” accuses the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign “…to mislead the public about the viability of plastic recycling,” despite knowing the [Read More]
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Greenpeace Says Recycling Plastic Just Makes Things Worse
Resource Recycling- Greenpeace is spotlighting what it calls toxic chemicals in recycled plastics. The group is also calling for global plastics agreement negotiators to focus on reduction. The environmental organization’s “Forever [Read More]
Scientists Create A Plastic Digesting Enzyme
British scientists have a way to zap the enzyme with X-rays to “supercharged ability to break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET).” The enzyme doesn’t merely break down plastic water bottles, it reverts [Read More]
Creator of the plastic lawn flamingo dies at 79
BOSTON (AP) — Don Featherstone was a classically trained painter, a talented sculptor and artist, who became famous for creating the pink plastic lawn flamingo — the ultimate symbol of [Read More]