https://undark.org/2023/12/05/plastic-sustainable/

[needed yesterday, imho: #PlasticImportTariff, to allow a government plastic buy-back base-price]
“When you’re producing something that’s identical but charging more, really what you’re charging more for is the fact that it’s made with green carbon.” Consumers will have to either be willing to pay for that, or else scientists will have to figure out how to make these polymers more cheaply. Right now, scientists are busy at work on the latter.

Plastic Is Here to Stay. Can It Be Made More Sustainably?

Redesigning plastic requires navigating a series of trade-offs between cost, scalability, emissions, toxicity, and more.

Undark Magazine