A headline in The Guardian two days ago, «$ 180bn investment in plastic factories feeds global packaging binge» led me to some statistics about plastic production. (inc.com)
While PFOA contamination is believed to have leeched into the ground water from the nearby Saint Gobain Plastics factory, this story is less about the polluter and more about whether the concerns from residents of a small town near the Vermont border were taken seriously in a timely enough fashion. (nystateofpolitics.com)
He compiled data from all sources (the cotton manufacturers did their own counter-study) on the complete paths from cotton gin to diaper to washing machine, and from plastic factory to diaper to dump. (donellameadows.org)