Focusing on paper, metal, and plastics produces the greatest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere and the most profitable operations.
Category: plastics
Disposal of Plastics
We need to incentivize plastic recycling
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, faculty, fossil fuels, plastics, recycling, waste
agriculture, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, faculty, fossil fuels, plastics, recycling, waste
Rethinking Biodegradable
the storage of plant-derived carbon in everyday products that are landfilled may help sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Plastics Everywhere
We have much to do to improve our understanding of the amount and fate of plastics at the Earth’s surface.
The Size of Our Nest
The biosphere is under pressure, when the amount of stuff produced by humans exceeds the mass of all of nature