Resources For Learning
About The Plastic Problem

Articles:

The New York Times—Vegan Leather: How Big Brands Got Into Plastic

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/climate/vegan-leather-synthetics-fashion-industry.html

The New York Times—Who is responsible for making the plastic

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/climate/single-use-plastic.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

The New York Times—Plastic Free Living

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/style/plastic-free-living.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

The New York Times—2022 Global Plastics Recycling Treaty

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/climate/global-plastics-recycling-treaty.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

CNN–Single-Use Plastic is Wreaking Havoc on the Planet.  Here’s What You Can Do to Minimize Your Impact

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/us/plastic-recycling-climate-impact-lbg

Columbia Climate School–Recycling In The U.S. Is Broken.  How Do We Fix It?

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/03/13/fix-recycling-america/

 

Websites:

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation

https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/