Plastics Industry Pushes Pro-Industry Lesson Plans Into U.S. Classrooms

As the new academic year approaches for 54 million K-12 students in the United States, a significant addition to standard curricula is emerging: lessons on plastics heavily promoted by the industry itself. According to a recent report from the nonprofit Plastic Pollution Coalition, the plastics sector has been systematically inserting its agenda into classrooms through free or low-cost educational resources, hands-on experiments, and traveling exhibits like the “PlastiVan.”