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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[–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Hemp is very versatile and can be used to make similar paper products while growing at a much faster rate, which potentially makes it a good replacement. The association with marijuana is part of what prevented it from catching on though.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Mostly it was the paper and textile industries lobbying against cannabis so that the superior products that can be made with hemp were illegal and didn't stand in the way of their infrastructure and market segment.

    That alone probably fueled the drug war against it as much as the government using it to crack down on any minority they could illustrate as using it more often.

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