Trash and Burn

“Consumer goods giants are funding projects to send plastic trash to cement plants, where it is burned as cheap energy. They’re touting it as a way to keep plastic out of dumps and use less fossil fuel. Critics say it undercuts recycling efforts and worsens air quality,” Reuters reports.

One said it was “like moving the landfill from the ground to the sky.”

Sara Goddard: In a world drowning in plastic pollution, a surge in plastic production looms.