Deep Dive: The Global Plastics Problem

Most recent stories in Deep Dive: The Global Plastics Problem

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  Deep Dive: Our plastic planet

  Axios - Andrew Freedman

  We have sipped, packaged and played our way into a global plastics crisis. Why it matters: Activist consumer groups are pushing for less use, and to …

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  Big Oil doubles down on recycling

  Axios - Amy Harder

  Companies across the plastic supply chain are unifying around lofty plans to fix the world’s abysmal recycling record as a way to simultaneously …

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  The partisan recycling gap

  Axios - Naema Ahmed

  Most consumers say they are willing to use reusable shopping bags (89%) and to pay more for products with recyclable packaging (73%). But Democrats …

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  Solving the plastic problem

  Axios - Alison Snyder

  Plastics are intertwined with our lives today — driving researchers to create plant-based versions and more efficient ways to recycle. The big …

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  Oh, the places plastic will go

  Axios - Jessie Li

  The ubiquity of plastics has led some researchers to dub this era the Plastic Age. From macro to micro, plastics are slowly permeating our bodies, …

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  Parents against plastic

  Axios - Jessie Li

  From Legos to Barbies, toys are an indispensable part of childhood — and plastics are an indispensable part of the toy industry. Some parents who are …

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  The art of ocean trash

  Axios - Jessie Li

  For our Deep Dive on plastics, Axios commissioned artist Steve McPherson to create a custom piece using plastics washed onto the coastline of …