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NEW: Two new bills in Congress, backed by the plastics industry, promote misleading claims about recycling.
One environmental expert called the legislation “peak greenwashing.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-industry-recycling-legislation-congress?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Aluminum, steel and gas recycle really well into new products. Plastic doesn’t.
From the article “The symbol gave plastic the sheen of recyclability, even though most items cannot be reprocessed due to economic or technical barriers. The Environmental Protection Agency estimated that 8.7% of U.S. plastic waste was recycled in 2018; the rest ended up in landfills or was incinerated. In 2019, the Department of Energy estimated the national plastic recycling rate at 5%. ”
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Ah yes, the honesty of the plastics pushers on display.