With better standards, we could make plastics endlessly useful – and slash waste. Here's how
- Written by: Qamar Schuyler, Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmospheres, CSIRO
Shutterstock, CC BY-SAIf you flip over a plastic food container, you’ll see tiny writing on it – something like “AS 2070”. This means the product meets the Australian standard for plastics safe to use for food.
These often unrecognised standards are a part of daily life. Australia has a set of exacting standards which...