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Rhiannon12866

(223,500 posts)
Sun Mar 17, 2024, 12:40 AM Mar 2024

The 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 industry’s 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 OP
Yup Lulu KC Mar 2024 #1
My mother's trash pickup is very strict about separating recyclables, so she's very diligent about it Rhiannon12866 Mar 2024 #2
Should be an election platform commitment WilliamPlanke Mar 2024 #3

Rhiannon12866

(223,500 posts)
2. My mother's trash pickup is very strict about separating recyclables, so she's very diligent about it
Mon Mar 18, 2024, 02:38 AM
Mar 2024

Very little gets just "thrown away."

WilliamPlanke

(60 posts)
3. Should be an election platform commitment
Mon Mar 18, 2024, 01:36 PM
Mar 2024

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.

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