Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern life

A trash can overflows as people sit outside of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.

As part of the treaty talks, some countries want to cap production of new plastic, which is made from oil and gas. However, those efforts arethat are determined to keep plastic demand growing. State and local governments in the U.S. have tried to limit pollution by passing laws that banMatt Seaholm, chief executive of the Plastics Industry Association, says his group is advocating on behalf of plastic producers and consumers alike, since “it is an essential part of society at this point.

“It was a really difficult sell to the American public in the post-war period, to inculcate people into a throwaway living,” she says. “That is not what people were used to.”said the containers were “almost indestructible,” but that the manufacturer could still convince people to discard them after a few uses.

Trade groups for plastic companies say those investigations don’t accurately reflect today’s industry. One morning this spring, volunteers met at the river to clean up some of the pollution. “We see plastic tops, bottles, we have single-use plastics from takeout food,” says Jill Jedlicka, who leads Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, a nonprofit that organized the event.

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