From #ProPublica’s series, Selling a Mirage: The Deception Behind #Plastic #Recycling
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really #Recyclable? When the #Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal govt to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags & other items virtually guaranteed to end up in #landfills & #incinerators.
#ClimateCrisis #climate
https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-industry-redefine-recyclable-ftc-grocery-bags
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