Shell finds plastic fantastic in Philippines | Upstream Online

Charley, leave it to Shell to take the deadly materials they pull from the ground and make them even worse for the environment - while spinning it as if they're doing climate a favor. As if.

The common polystyrene fork that comes with every fast food order (whether you want it or not) is amazingly durable - it will sequester carbon for up to 30,000 years if properly disposed in a landfill. Instead, Shell wants us to believe melting it and mixing it together with cement to manufacture bricks is eco-friendly. Where does the energy to sort plastic from municipal solid waste (MSW), chop it into little pieces, then melt and mix it come from? Hmm?

Fossil fuels - leave 'em in the ground.