Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds

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.”

    • tunetardis@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      Yeah. Every time I try to envision some small change that would bring us closer to a utopian ideal, it invariably smacks of socialism. I just can’t help myself! lol

      • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        I’m old now. I was confused most of my life wondering why the world was the way it was, then I actually read Marx, and now it all makes sense.