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Crypto, AI, plastics and dry taps — Daily Maverick’s May round-up of #LiveJournalism

By Daily Maverick

Business Maverick

Soaring impact of single-use plastics blight aviation’s sustainability campaign

By Kristin Engel

Magazine

Why biodegradable packaging might not be… biodegradable

By Malibongwe Tyilo

ZAPIRO

Nightmare On Recycling Street

By Stephen Francis & Rico

Business Maverick

I love my local oil company … said nobody, ever

By Tim Cohen

South Africa

Fish in major South African river have microplastics coursing through them

By Dalia Saad

Business Maverick

It’s all talk and no action: Time for South Africa’s plastics industry to put its money where its mouth is

By Lorren de Kock

South Africa

There’s more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags

By Nonhlanhla Kalebaila

Africa

Recycling in South Africa, how are we doing? A very practical guide to getting started

By Malibongwe Tyilo

World

Plastics have entered human food chain, study shows

By AFP

South Africa

Woolworths says goodbye to plastic, but it will take time

By News24

World

EU proposes ban on straws, other single-use plastics

By AFP