The Global Climate Strike is Friday, the United Nations’ Climate Summit is Monday, and Climate Week NYC is also next week. Which is why we thought it’d be a good time to look at one of the biggest environmental scourges we face: Plastics—and how they actually aren’t very recyclable.
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Here are some other links you may be interested in:
- On composting and reducing waste: "Composting food and yard waste in NYC" and "Ten Ways Residents Can Reduce Waste In NYC Apartment Buildings"
- On "How the Plastic Industry is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World"
- And groups that are trying to find solutions to change: Beyond Plastics; Upstream Solutions; Gaia; and Earthworks
Also our colleague Brian Lehrer has embarked on a "plastic challenge" this week to reduce his use of single-use plastic. Join him—he's bringing the memes!
Listen to Clarisa Diaz discuss plastics recycling with Richard Hake on WNYC's Morning Edition:
This story is part of the Covering Climate Now initiative by the Columbia Journalism Review.
Clarisa Diaz is a designer and reporter for Gothamist / WNYC. You can follow her on Twitter @Clarii_D.
