Eve Fox 7/29/21 Eve Fox 7/29/21

THE RECYCLING MYTH: BIG OIL’S SOLUTION FOR PLASTIC WASTE LITTERED WITH FAILURE

The collapse of Boise’s advanced recycling plan is not an isolated case. In the past two years, Reuters has learned, three separate advanced recycling projects backed by other major companies – in the Netherlands, Indonesia and the United States – have been dropped or indefinitely delayed because they were not commercially viable.

Eve Fox 7/14/21 Eve Fox 7/14/21

Toward a Paris for Plastics

Investors encouraged to support policy advocacy as well as engage with investee companies to reduce plastic use and transition to circular economy.

Eve Fox 7/12/21 Eve Fox 7/12/21

One Planet: 20 Companies Produce 55% Of The World’s Single-Use Plastic Waste -- Exxon & Dow Top The List

Twenty companies are responsible for producing over 50 percent of ‘throwaway’ single-use plastic that ends up as waste, according to the Minderoo Foundation's Plastic Waste Makers Index. ExxonMobil tops the list – contributing 5.9 million tonnes to global plastic waste – closely followed by US chemical company Dow and China’s Sinopec.

Eve Fox 6/25/21 Eve Fox 6/25/21

Plastic Waste Suppliers: Interview with Judith Enck

Host Bobby Bascomb talks with Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, about why fossil fuel companies are moving towards more plastic production, as well as what alternatives and next steps we can take to avoid using single-use plastics.

Eve Fox 6/17/21 Eve Fox 6/17/21

Sierra Club sues Coca-Cola, plastic water bottlers

The Sierra Club today sued companies that bottle brands like Dasani, Poland Spring and Niagara, alleging their bottles are falsely advertised as “100% recyclable.”