Toward a circular economy: Tackling the plastics recycling problem
- Written by Margaret Sobkowicz, Associate Professor of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
An escalator with a pile of plastic bottles at the factory for processing and recycling. Alba_alioth/Shutterstock.comWhy has the world continued to increase consumption of plastic materials when at the same time, environmental and human health concerns over their use have grown?
One answer is they are immensely useful to humankind, and despite...
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