Bioplastics are made from plant material instead of fossil fuels creating an impression that they are biodegradable. That is misleading, as they are chemically just like traditional plastic with the same waste problems.

Biodegradable plastics are dangerous to the environment, as they degrade into microplastics, being pushed into soil, water and food.

Compostable plastic isn’t the same thing as organic waste(banana peels and eggshells) but an entirely different entity that needs to be recyc...

If recycling plastic is a headache, one can avoid plastics altogether by using glass, cloth, cardboard and ceramics.

• We as individuals make up a tiny fraction of plastic consumption.
• It is the corporations that produce dangerous plastic in insanely large quanti...