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Companies are claiming to be 'plastic neutral.' Is it greenwashing?

Companies are claiming to be 'plastic neutral.' Is it greenwashing?

Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic.
How a floating trash fire in New York exposes a threat to national recycling efforts

How a floating trash fire in New York exposes a threat to national recycling efforts

Lithium-ion batteries are widely considered a growing threat to recycling facilities across the United States, but data on them is limited.
Maine becomes first state to shift costs of recycling from taxpayers to companies

Maine becomes first state to shift costs of recycling from taxpayers to companies

The program will charge large packaging producers for collecting and recycling cardboard boxes, plastic containers and other packaging.
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