𝓖𝓲𝓪 𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓪 (she/her) · @giamora
447 followers · 632 posts · Server mastodon.green"As of 2020, the U.S. plastics industry is responsible for at least 232 million tons of CO2e gas emissions per year. This amount is equivalent to the average emissions from 116 average-sized (500-megawatt) coal-fired power plants."
Read more in this report from #BeyondPlastics.
#beyondplastics #StopPlasticPollution #ClimateCrisis #sustainableliving
Ange ZA · @ange
184 followers · 193 posts · Server mastodon.scot
“It pains me to say this because I want #nonplastic alternatives to work,” #judithenck ,a former regional administrator for the #usenviromentalprotectionagency
and founder of the advocacy group #BeyondPlastics told #cnn.
“But there really is no such thing as #biodegradable #plastics, and #compostablepackaging really only gets composted at high-temperature #compostingfacilities”
#reduce #reuse #cop27 #climateaction
https://grist.org/accountability/the-myth-of-home-compostable-plastics/
#climateaction #cop27 #reuse #reduce #compostingfacilities #compostablepackaging #plastics #biodegradable #cnn #beyondplastics #usenviromentalprotectionagency #judithenck #nonplastic