• Banning plastics or could plastics be more sustainable?

Banning plastics or could plastics be more sustainable?

Prof. Yvonne van der Meer
Professor in Sustainability of Chemicals and Materials

With a growing world population, the demand for plastics is increasing and so are the negative consequences for the environment and health. Think of fossil raw materials causing climate change and the growing plastic waste problem. Is it best to ban plastics or replace them with other materials? Alternatively, can we make plastics more sustainable?