GREENPEACE'S WARNING: RECYCLED PLASTIC - NOT THE POLLUTION SOLUTION WE HOPED FOR"
Greenpeace said before the most recent round of talks for an international plastics convention that recycling plastic might make it more harmful and should not be seen as a solution to the pollution challenge. The worldwide environmental network stated in a study that studies have shown recycled plastics to be more harmful than their virgin counterparts, "Plastics are inherently incompatible with a circular economy." The findings were released at the same time as new negotiations for a prospective global plastics convention. Separate research has demonstrated that the recycling of plastics releases microplastic contamination into the environment. The development of a legally enforceable convention including the "full lifecycle" of plastics from manufacture to disposal, to be negotiated during the next year, was agreed upon by representatives from 173 nations. The worry is that corporate interests will affect discussions in their absence. Graham Forbes, who is in c