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.”

  • zik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    And the energy used and pollution created in depolymerising and remanufacturing plastic is higher than the cost of just making new plastic. So there’s not really much environmental motivation to do so, or it’s a mixed bag at best. Less landfill, more pollution.