Today Erika writes about the plastic packaging pollution problem in Impact Loop. 📰 We have overshot the safe operating space for humanity when it comes to the wide spread of novel entities such as micro-plastics and chemicals used in plastic production. The current narrative unfairly shifts the responsibility to consumers, but the real solution requires systemic change, such as reducing plastic production at its source.
Today in Impact Loop, I write about the plastic waste problem's root cause: The oil industry's production of new plastics, and the need to shift the focus from blaming consumers to tackling systemic issues, "turning off the tap by the source". 🏭 In the transition, it's important to shift focus from everything we give up to what we gain, in this case we would be freed from endocrine disrupting chemicals and toxic microplastics, isn't that a liberating trade-off? 🌈 If there are critics who think we actually need plastic, I say: No way! I have met a lot of innovators and entrepreneurs building sustainable and regenerative alternatives. If we would unleash this creativity we would find ways! 👣