Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why
- Written by Anne McNeil, Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
Plastic waste is accumulating fast, creating a problem of enormous proportions.Makiko Tanigawa/GettyHumans generate a lot of plastic waste – more than 400 million metric tons a year.
To bring this fact a bit closer to home, the U.S. produced an average of 0.75 pounds (0.34 kilograms) of plastic waste per person each day in 2010, which is...
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