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Plastic Was Invented To Save The Environment. Really?!

„Plastic was invented to save the environment“, stated headlines of some articles recently. It is hard to believe, that a material that does not decompose, but accumulate and leads to near-permanent contamination of natural environment gets such credit. So what gives? We have to go back to the 19th century, when first plastics were invented. Back then, some of the billiard balls were made of … Continue reading Plastic Was Invented To Save The Environment. Really?!

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Why Solely Switching To Renewable Materials Will Not Do Much Difference?

Some years ago, I sat behind a desk in my Norwegian apartment, and I watched a video of a researcher who carried out an autopsy of dozens of birds that were found dead on a remote island located hundreds of km far from civilisation. The cause of the deaths – fragments of bottle caps, lighters and other plastic pieces accumulated in their guts. Plastics are, … Continue reading Why Solely Switching To Renewable Materials Will Not Do Much Difference?