‘Use as little plastic as possible’

‘It’s time we confront the ugly truth about plastic recycling’

The “plastics industry — i.e., the fossil fuel industry — has misled consumers, claiming that its products are recyclable,” says Holly Kaufman. Even for “technically recyclable plastics, there is not always a local facility where that can happen.” Recycling “doesn’t fundamentally address any of plastic’s human and environmental impacts.” Relying on “recycling instead of squarely addressing the overproduction and overuse of plastics would be as flimsy as plastic wrap.” It’s “essentially another form of plastic production.”

‘“Narconomics,” not prohibition, is behind the rise in synthetic drugs’

“Drug trafficking organizations are profit-driven,” so it’s “not surprising traffickers embraced synthetic drugs. What’s surprising is