Plastic Industry Pushed Recycling On America Knowing It Would Fall Short, According To Report

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The plastic industry pushed recycling on America knowing it would fall short, according to report

The industry knew for decades that recycling wouldn’t keep plastic out of landfills, with one industry insider writing in a 1974 speech that “there is serious doubt that [recycling plastic] can ever be made viable on an economic basis," the investigation found.convincing the public that recycling would keep the environment clean while making billions selling new plastic

"If the public thinks that recycling is working, then they are not going to be as concerned about the environment," Larry Thomas, former president of the Society of the Plastics Industry, told NPR.of the plastic produced since 1960 has been recycled, according to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency.a year making plastic, and as demand for oil for cars and trucks falls, plans to increase its investment in plastic production, the investigation found.

 

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The world is crying just like us.

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How long are humans on planet Earth not to have found a solution for this? Countries boast about going to the Moon,instead of finding solutions where they live and how it impacts the eco systems.

Now, are we willing to give it up? 😏

PR piece, huh?

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