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Pluralistic: Dow promised to turn sneakers into playground surfaces, then dumped them in Indonesia (26 Feb 2023)


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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on February 26, 2023February 28, 2023Categories UncategorizedTags bali, bhopal, corporate crime, dow, greenwashing, indonesia, nihilism, paperclips maximizers, recycling, regulatory capture, reuters, singapore, spotify1 Comment on Pluralistic: Dow promised to turn sneakers into playground surfaces, then dumped them in Indonesia (26 Feb 2023)

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