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Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic

Solutions Journalism Network

Solutions journalism is news about how communities and organizations are responding to social and environmental problems. This collection contains solutions stories about alternatives to petroleum-based plastics in the form of bioplastics made from wood chips to cassava root, and plastic bag bans and taxes in both the US and the UK that are proving effective.

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