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Related: About this forumThe plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds - PBS NewsHour
The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 percent of plastic in the U.S. is recycled. NPR correspondent Michael Copley joins Ali Rogin to discuss a new report on the plastic industrys tactics to push recycling and avoid regulation. - Aired on 03/16/2024.
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The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds - PBS NewsHour (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2024
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My mother's trash pickup is very strict about separating recyclables, so she's very diligent about it
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2024
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Lulu KC
(4,743 posts)1. Yup
Man, did I ever fall for it. Humbling.
Rhiannon12866
(223,500 posts)2. My mother's trash pickup is very strict about separating recyclables, so she's very diligent about it
Very little gets just "thrown away."
WilliamPlanke
(60 posts)3. Should be an election platform commitment
If this disaster could be elevated to national prominence as a Democratic platform initiative to solve it or significantly move the solutions down the field then I would become VERY motivated to help this campaign season. IOW this resonates strongly with my concerns for our global ecological problems.