Is Plastic Recycling Just a Big Fraud?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Evidence suggests plastic recycling efforts can have only a minor impact even under the best of circumstances, since plastic can, at best, be recycled once, due to degradation
Since 1950, the world has created 6.3 trillion kilograms of plastic waste, and 91% of it has never been recycled
Many recycling facilities cannot process mixed plastics, even though many mixed plastic products are marked and marketed as being recyclable
Earth Island Institute filed a lawsuit against 10 major companies at the end of February 2020, in an effort to force them to take responsibility and pay for the environmental and ecological destruction their products are causing
New Mexico Senator Tom Udall has introduced new legislation — the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 — which would hold companies that profit from plastic accountable for the pollution they create
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/a...=832140811
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Evidence suggests plastic recycling efforts can have only a minor impact even under the best of circumstances, since plastic can, at best, be recycled once, due to degradation
Since 1950, the world has created 6.3 trillion kilograms of plastic waste, and 91% of it has never been recycled
Many recycling facilities cannot process mixed plastics, even though many mixed plastic products are marked and marketed as being recyclable
Earth Island Institute filed a lawsuit against 10 major companies at the end of February 2020, in an effort to force them to take responsibility and pay for the environmental and ecological destruction their products are causing
New Mexico Senator Tom Udall has introduced new legislation — the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 — which would hold companies that profit from plastic accountable for the pollution they create
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/a...=832140811
