The increasing consumer demand for renewable and sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has driven the innovation of biopolymer-based packaging.
Drawing attention to the scale of the plastics pollution problem can do more harm than good in terms of changing behaviours.
Stimulus investment after the pandemic presents a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to pivot economies away from emissions-intensive growth, and towards green growth.
Existing international treaties are only partially limiting plastic waste, and a global agreement is needed to fill the gaps.
Although bans on single-use plastic products can be effective, we need to change our mindset on their value.
A Dutch design student's idea to repurpose plastics on a small scale has become an initiative that's spawned a growing global community.
It's not evil, but we do need to adopt different habits and think about reusable alternatives to many single-use plastic products.
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