Plastic Recycling Doesn't Work and Will Never Work

[MadameButterfly]

39. No one is saying not to bother

doing the right thing. The solution just might not be recycling plastics, but rather reducing their use. If we trick ourselves into thinking something works that doesn't, where does that get us?

Corporations are trying to convince us there is not a problem. They claim plastics are being recycled when they aren't. This is to avoid any regulations on packaging and plastic production in general. The lie of plastic recycling is not about the environment, it's about their bottom line. They are even against bottles bills and bans on single use plastic bags. If we fall for their scam, we'll vote for their false solutions and even fund them.

Plastic doesn't go away. If we don't do something, the planet will become one big landfill. But it's worse than that. It breaks down into microplastics and permeates our environment. We are all ingesting plastic in our food. The ramifications are not yet known.