Plastic Waste
Why plastics are also a climate issue
We can’t tackle one successfully without tackling the other, as many of the reasons for and solutions to the growing plastic and climate problems are the same. Read More
Where does your waste plastic go? This guide can help businesses develop the details
The Plastic Leak Project, created by Quantis in partnership with 35 organizations, takes a science-based approach to understanding plastic pollution in order to help companies reduce their waste flows. Read More
Rethinking the 'P' word
It's time for blue-sky thinking plus practical measures in the battle to reduce plastic waste. Read More
How China and the U.S. can innovate on plastic waste
The world's two biggest producers and consumers of stuff stand to play a pivotal role in creating a circular economy, but they'll both have to get out of their own way. Read More
To manage plastic waste, you first have to measure it — here's how we did it for one Caribbean country
Measuring the problem is often challenging for plastics, due to lack of data on where they come from and end up. Read More
Plastic to-go containers are bad, but the alternatives might not be much better
Single-use plastic bans are showing up across the nation. But compostable plates and forks may not solve the plastic crisis. Read More
Plastic choices and their carbon impacts: Setting a strategy and sticking to it
It’s not enough to recognize the risk of trade-offs and unintended consequences. Read More
5 actions companies can take to fix the ubiquitous polybag
If you’ve ever ordered garments online from a retailer, you would have, in all likelihood, had it delivered, neatly sealed within a polybag. Read More
Down plastic, up morale: How a sustainability graduate school is reducing single-use plastic
Our finance department measured the "before" of our office’s single-use plastic, and implemented improvements right away. Read More
This year’s resolution: Fix the broken plastic material system
The momentum to stop plastic pollution continues to grow, so how do we channel it into real systems change? Read More
