December 23, 2008 at 4:00 am by Sarah Irani
Greening (or Greenwashing?) the Most Dangerous Plastic of All
Discover is on a mission to help green that ubiquitous sliver of plastic we all have taking up real estate in our pockets: our credit cards. Discover’s grand gesture of ecological friendliness? They’re introducing biodegradable credit cards. I certainly hope the company doesn’t think that’s the best they can do. The most dangerous thing about having credit cards is not the fact that they are leaching BPA’s into your pocket.
I suppose the biodegradability makes the cards technically eco-friendly, but what about all the “stuff” …
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