Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
Joseph Winters was previously a staff writer at Grist covering plastics, corporate sustainability commitments, and carbon markets, among other topics. He previously worked as a production assistant at the radio show Living on Earth and as an intern at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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![Food scraps in a compostable bag in a bin]()
![Food scraps in a compostable bag in a bin]()
The myth of ‘home-compostable’ plastics
Study shows 60% of plastics certified for home composting don’t break down.
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![Recycling symbol points toward a landfill]()
![Recycling symbol points toward a landfill]()
380 million tons of plastic are made every year. None of it is truly recyclable.
Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet standards for recyclability, a new report finds.
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The selective accounting behind the plastic industry’s climate-friendly claims
Industry groups are pushing the U.S. government to keep buying their plastics.
