‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals | Recycling
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regar
Reduce ---> The most important thing to do.
Re-use ---> Second-most important thing you can do.
Recycle ---> Literally scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of effectiveness of reducing pollution.
There is absolutely a reason corporations honed in on the least effective of the three and tossed the other two out the fucking window. First two don't jive with a consumer market filled with Planned Obsolescence.
No, plastics producers knew "recycling cannot go on indefinitely". So did anyone else who spent a few moments thinking about it.
The same is true of paper recycling or even trying to reuse non-disposable goods. Nothing lasts forever.
That doesn't mean recycling is not a "real" solution. There is real value in "prolonging the time until an item is disposed of". Otherwise why bother to exercise and eat healthy - after all that only prolongs the time until you die.
John Oliver did a fantastic NSFW bit on this:
