Plastic producers have known for more than 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report.

“The companies lied,” said Richard Wiles, president of fossil-fuel accountability advocacy group the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI), which published the report. “It’s time to hold them accountable for the damage they’ve caused.”

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Agreed. Individual conservation will never have the impact legislation can. For an example look at reusable grocery bags. Only a small minority of people used them when it was optional. But when localities banned disposable bags everyone had to.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Recently though faux reported that banning plastic bags increased plastic waste because people are too lazy to keep track of these reusable bags. I've kept on top of things, but I seriously doubt others have.

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