The single misuse problem: it’s not just about plastic
This post is by Colin Church, chief executive of IOM3 and chair of Green Alliance’s Circular Economy Task Force.
Single use plastic is evil, or so we are repeatedly told in the media. From ‘Blue planet’ to ‘The war on plastic’, much recent discussion has focused on moving away from plastic. I’m not going to argue that plastic stirrers are a good thing, but ‘plastic bad – all other materials good’ is just too simplistic; I want to make the case for a different approach.
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