False solutions to plastic pollution derail efforts to curb plastic pollution at the source. To stop plastic pollution, single-use plastic production must stop. Any greenwashing and false claims cannot justify the continued production of unnecessary plastics commonly used as packaging. Real solutions such as reuse-and-refill systems and Zero Waste approaches exist.
This article looks at the expanding ...footprint of public sector oil and gas companies in India, and how it belies talks advocating the end of use-and-throw economy.