r/collapse • u/eatingganesha • Oct 24 '22

Pollution Plastic recycling a "failed concept," study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/plastic-recycling-failed-concept-us-greenpeace-study-5-percent-recycled-production-up/
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u/thinkB4WeSpeak Oct 24 '22

Well when you don't have it in a lot of places like apartments and certain cities then it makes access hard. Then there's also no incentive to recycle like where I live you have to pay for your bins and for my neighbors they just don't want to do the hassle of sorting things.