With no worldwide standards, are ‘plastic credits’ reducing waste or greenwashing?
Companies and other entities are buying ‘plastic credits’ allowing them to offset every ton of plastic they make with an equivalent amount of plastic waste collected and taken out of the environment elsewhere — often in poor nations lacking waste management programs. Several organisations now offer credits and will certify plastic collection and reuse.
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2023
Companies and other entities are buying ‘plastic credits’ allowing them to offset every ton of plastic they make with an equivalent amount of plastic waste collected and taken out of the environment elsewhere — often in poor nations lacking waste management programs. Several organisations now offer credits and will certify plastic collection and reuse.
