NAIROBI, Kenya Two groups that want reduced plastics production published a report Friday highly critical of plastic credits, calling them a flawed tool that won’t help with worldwide pollution from the material. The groups Break Free From Plastic and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives said the credits often amount to corporate greenwashing.…
Verra, the world's leading certifier of carbon offsets, said at an event alongside the talks that plastic credits can be a tool for mobilizing the money needed to tackle plastic pollution.
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Plastic credits, sometimes called offsets, work a bit like the carbon credits that many fossil fuel companies have purchased to try to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
Two groups that want reduced plastics production published a report Friday highly critical of plastic credits, calling them a flawed tool that will not help with worldwide pollution from the material.