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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Building Bridges from Bottles
Tom Nosker, a polymer engineer at Rutgers University, has invented a method for turning used plastics into an incredibly strong, durable building material. In Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, I describe how a New Jersey company is using Nosker’s technology … Continue reading
Posted in Business of Plastics, Recycling
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A New Bag Battle
In the old days — say, four years ago — bag battles were centered on the plastic or paper question. Which was always something of a red herring since the issue at stake is really our dependence on single-use … Continue reading
Posted in Packaging, Plastics Policy, Uncategorized
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