Catfoxx :progresspride_i_flag: on Nostr: We are finally beginning to see mainstream outlets tell the truth: Very little ...
We are finally beginning to see mainstream outlets tell the truth:
Very little plastic is recyclable, or recycled.
The "chasing arrows" were put on the packaging and the lie that plastic is recyclable was pushed so municipalities in the 80's wouldn't ban plastic.
"In 1994 an Exxon executive told the staff of the plastics council that when it comes to recycling, "We are committed to the activities but not committed to the results.""
I agree with the statement in this article: plastic will never be recyclable, not in the traditional sense, unless it is broken down into constituent atoms and those are used in other things. The material is just not amenable to it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/critics-call-out-plastics-industry-over-fraud-of-plastic-recycling/
Very little plastic is recyclable, or recycled.
The "chasing arrows" were put on the packaging and the lie that plastic is recyclable was pushed so municipalities in the 80's wouldn't ban plastic.
"In 1994 an Exxon executive told the staff of the plastics council that when it comes to recycling, "We are committed to the activities but not committed to the results.""
I agree with the statement in this article: plastic will never be recyclable, not in the traditional sense, unless it is broken down into constituent atoms and those are used in other things. The material is just not amenable to it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/critics-call-out-plastics-industry-over-fraud-of-plastic-recycling/