Associate Editorial/Opinion Editor Owen Carmicino ’26 talks about different plastics, their various uses, and their effects on the world we live in.

Although they can be created from organic sources such as plants, most of the plastics in common use today are a by-product of the oil industry. They also can be made to look nice, including being ...

The versatility and affordability of plastics have made them indispensable in most aspects ... so too have concerns about its environmental impacts. To help address these challenges, the ...