The world has a plastic pollution problem – What needs to change?

Plastic pollution is an international environmental crisis and has become a key issue for governments and citizens. Between 1950-2015, the global production of plastics skyrocketed – generating more than 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste.

waste, Circular EconomyJoshua RomoJune 30, 2021waste, plastic waste, plastic pollution, pollution, plastics, joshua-romo

As You Talk: There’s a Toxic Smog of Microplastic Polluting Our Oceans

In the latest episode of As You Sow's new series “As You Talk” on Clubhouse, Conrad MacKerron, senior VP of As You Sow and Marcus Eriksen Ph.D., author of “Junk Raft” and co-founder of Five Gyres Institute, discuss the ecological, social and economic impacts of plastic waste.

The U.S. is ramping up on climate action – Do plastics fit into a Paris-Aligned future?

To make up for lost demand, Big Oil is allocating significant resources to boost production of petrochemicals – especially plastics. This Hail Mary movement to increase plastics production faces a significant and growing landscape of risks.