The War On Plastics, 2022: A Change Of Climate

By Joel Makower | January 10, 2022 | GreenBiz

The climate crisis represents a new front in the war on plastics. Are you ready?

Consider a report issued last fall by a group called Beyond Plastics, warning that “The U.S. plastics industry’s contribution to climate change is on track to exceed that of coal-fired power in this country by 2030.” It cites the dozens of plants that have recently opened, are under construction or are in the permitting process. “If they become fully operational, these new plastics plants could release an additional 55 million tons of greenhouse gases — the equivalent of another 27 average-sized coal plants.”

And then it landed this zinger: “Plastics are the new coal.”

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