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Unwrapping the Green Claims of Plastic Packaging


21 mins listen March 22, 2024



Plastic is an inescapable reality of the modern world. But trading off its convenience and versatility for environmental and health impacts is getting harder. Companies that make or rely on plastic are being pushed to improve recyclability and reuse. And as tempting as it is to believe everything you read on a label, it looks like the road to a genuine circular economy is still going to be a little bumpy.

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Samuel Block

Vice President, ESG Research

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