Tag: recycling

Throw out your black plastic spatula now

https://apple.news/AOwX6fKgmQt-Srlv-mFSHWQ Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil. By Zoë Schlanger for The Atlantic OCTOBER 30, 2024 For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material … Continue reading Throw out your black plastic spatula now →

Plastic makers greenwash recycling known to be inadequate

https://apple.news/Aazon-Q0kRnGRmCJfEQwy6w Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf FEBRUARY 15, 20242:53 PM ET By Michael Copley for NPR The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging can be … Continue reading Plastic makers greenwash recycling known to be inadequate →