Resources
Microplastics
High Microplastic Concentration Found on Ocean Floor
It's Raining Plastic: Microscopic Fibers Fall from the Sky in Rocky Mountains
Biodegradable Plastics
Why Biodegradable Isn't What You Think
Biodegradable Plastic
The Truth About Bioplastics
PLA (Polylactic acid) The most common bioplastic
What is Corn Plastic?
Pros and Cons of PLA: Corn-Based Plastic
PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates)
PHA Bioplastics a ‘Tunable’ Solution for Convenience Food Packaging
Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Plastic the Way Nature Intended? [pdf]
Compostable? Most Bioplastics Require Commercial Composting
ASTM D6400 – Compostable Product Test – Composting
Standard Specification for Labeling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities
The Certifications for Home Composting
Information by TUV Austria Regarding Composting
Information by TUV Rheinland Regarding Composting
Does Recycling Work?
'Plastic Recycling is a Myth': What Really Happens to Your Rubbish?
5 Recycling Myths Busted
California's Largest Recycling Center Chain RePlanet Closes All Locations
Recycling Symbols
What Do the Numbers Inside Recycling Symbols on Plastic Items Mean?
How to Read Plastic Recycling Symbols
Aluminum
The Environmental Impact of Aluminum (And Why it’s Still Better Than Plastic)
Aluminum Article From Britannica
Plastic Pollution
Throwing Away the Future: How Companies Still Have It Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions”
A Radical Plan to End Plastic Waste
Oxo-Biodegradable/Oxo-Degradable Plastics
EU Takes Action Against Oxo-Degradable Plastics
Oxo-Degradable Plastics Risk Environmental Pollution
Food Companies Back Initiative to Ban Oxo-Degradable Plastics
Oxo-Degradable Plastic Packaging Is Not A Solution to Plastic Pollution and Does Not Fit In A Circular Economy
Packaging Material Info
Sustainability Reports
Ubuntoo & BrandScapes Worldwide Plastic Packaging Report 2021
Plastic Promises: Measuring Corporate Ambition and Action on Plastic Packaging
Greenpeace Plastic Reports
Circular Claims Fall Flat: Comprehensive U.S. Survey of Plastics Recyclability
Throwing Away the Future: How Companies Still Have It Wrong On Plastic Pollution "Solutions"
NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business Report
Sustainable Share Index™: Research on IRI Purchasing Data from 2013-2018
PEW Charitable Trust, Ending Ocean Plastic Report
Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment Of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution
European Industrial Hemp Report
Hemp: A Real Green Deal
Closed Loop Partners, Circular Economy Report
Circular Economy Action Plan: For a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe
Cannabis Best Management Practice, Colorado
Cannabis Environmental Best Management Practices Guide
WWF Impacts Of Plastic Pollution In The Oceans On Marine Species, Biodiversity And Ecosystems
Impacts of Plastic Pollution in the Oceans on Marine Species, Biodiversity and Ecosystems
