Unlike other forms of trash, such as food and paper, most synthetic plastics cannot be easily degraded by live microorganisms or through chemical processes. As a result, a growing plastic waste crisis threatens the health of our planet. In labs around the world, scientists have created greener plastics that provide all the convenience of plastic but with much less harm to the planet. The only question is, how can we get greener plastics out of the lab and into the market?
We have greener alternatives to plastic. We just need to get them out of the lab
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