We do not need to stop using plastic, but to learn to value it more highlyOur love for plastic is all-consuming. Of the 8.3bn tonnes produced between the 1950s and 2015, four-fifths lies in landfill or in our natural environment. Other research has found tiny pieces of plastic in seafood, and fibres in the air in people’s homes. That means wider use of reusable packaging, a radical increase in recycling and greater adoption of industrially compostable plastic packaging. We need not reject the wonder material, but instead regain our sense of wonder, learning to treat it as a treasure instead of trash.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2017 18:33 UTC