“Plastic Pollution Is A Global Problem We Can’t Ignore” is the title of a December 11, 2019 Huffington Post story https://www.huffpost.com/entry/plastic-waste-pollution-ocean_n_5dcc2afae4b0d43931cddd52 which calls attention to the presence plastic around the world, including on the bottom of the ocean and how it is harming marine animals – According to the story “… More than 90% of plastic isn’t recycled and it’s estimated to take anywhere from 500 to 1,000 years for plastic to break down in landfills. If it isn’t recycled or incinerated, this trash often finds its way into streams, rivers and oceans where animals can’t help but eat plastic … the petroleum-based product is also helping to fuel climate change …” – The remainder of the story discusses where plastic waste has been found in 2019 – Summarized by Jack Cooper – JLC@adfpi.org – Text to 301 384 8287 – #SingleUsePlastics #FoodPackaging #PlasticWaste #PlasticPackaging #MicroPlastic #NanoPlastic #Recycling
Animal Digestible Food Packaging Initiative
Our reason-for-being/goal/purpose/objective/intent is to convince/inspire/persuade/encourage the food processing industry to establish and fund a public private partnership for the discovery of new food packaging materials that would be digestible by animals (farm animals as well as ubiquitous microbes).
