Recycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say

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Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. A new documentary reveals whyAlthough our landfills and oceans are full of it, we are as dependent as ever on plastic. And since COVID-19, it's gotten worse.our single-use plastic use increased by 250 to 300 per cent as people tossed their personal protective equipment and stopped using reusable bags and containers over fears they would spread the virus.

According to Ronald Liesemer, an industry veteran who was tasked with overseeing the new initiative, "Making recycling work was a way to keep their products in the marketplace." "If the public thinks that recycling is working, then they're not going to be as concerned about the environment," says Larry Thomas, another top industry official interviewed in

But they used the good stuff and disposed of the rest. And because of a growing plastic waste problem in that country, China finally stopped taking most imported plastic waste in 2018.

 

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