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Education

‘Plastic Film Recycling: How and Why?’

By J. Stapleton-Durham | September 29, 2021

Congratulations to Oneonta, NY area students Sasha Dudek, Julia Rissberger, Anya Snyder, and Jayden Snyder for sharing their podcast ‘Plastic Film Recycling: How and Why?’ with us. They provided this short description of their podcast: “We discuss both the effects on the environment and how it is recycled. We also discuss this further with the program director of our local conservation organization.” WSKG’s Student Podcast Challenge is open to local 6-12 students.

Economy

Despite Scotland’s Fracking Ban, Imported American Shale Gas Is Key To One Town’s Economy

By Reid Frazier | November 15, 2019

Natural gas is mostly used for heating homes or fueling power plants. But when it comes out of the ground, it contains another key ingredient — ethane, a building block of plastics.

climate change

Trump Visits PA Plastics Facility, Touts Petrochemical Future For Ohio Valley

By NPR News | August 13, 2019

The facility is part of what industry boosters hope will be a new plastics and chemical manufacturing base in the upper Ohio Valley, but many residents here worry about the heat-trapping gases and plastic waste.