Plastics: Projections Rising with Demand for Biodegradable
January 25, 2023
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer
While the expression “It’s complicated” is generally used by people in various and sundry settings to describe some of life’s less-workable situations, it’s not such a tired cliché as it applies to the plastics industry.
What’s happening with myriad types of plastics really is complicated. It can also be overwhelming, upsetting and alarming, given how much of the product that we all use every day – which is not usually biodegradable – that gets thrown in the trash instead of the recycle ...
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