A series of articles discussing plastics pollution, threats to our environment, threats to humanity and the recycling of post-consumer plastics, originally written as part of the American Chemistry Council's 2009 Blog Summit on Plastics Recycling. Included here are parts that were not posted to the summit.
Part 1 A floating garbage dump as big as a continent threatens the world's food supplies with deadly plastic toxins.
Part 2 Why Gilligan's Island and not some other name?
Plastics Recycling Round Up--Day 1 A summary of day 1
Part 3 Why we can't trust the plastics industry or the American Chemistry Council
Staying On Track The sad state of plastics recycling.
Round Up, Day 2 What America's plastics producers don't want to see happen.
Part 4 Why the plastics industry must be forced to do the right thing.
Is America Addicted To Plastics? Required viewing for people intent on saving the Earth for future generations.
Part 5 Just the facts, Ma'am.
Part 6 The real agenda for the Plastics Titans.
Positive Messaging The real reason the American Chemistry Council chose to host a blog summit.
Part 7 The big hole in the plastic net.
Part 8 Something greener than recycling?
Part 9 Mutiny aboard the SS Minnow and a common sense plan.
Part 10 If I would-a could-a...
Mainlining Plastics America's addictions continue.
Bloopers Laughing at Gilligan's expence
Part 11, Why I left the blog summit.
Part 12, Real solutions that will never come to pass.