The Greener Issue

In Praise of Plastic

Why an oil-sucking, landfill-clogging, non-biodegradable, it's-everywhere material is so good for the environment. Really.

(Photograph by Yoon S. Byun) MUDDY WATERS Is it safe to use the same bottle all week at work?

By Keith O'Brien

September 28, 2008

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Why an oil-sucking, landfill-clogging, non-biodegradable, it's-everywhere material is so good for the environment. Really. (Full article: 3111 words)

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