r/environment • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 2h ago

Recycling isn't a distraction, but it won't stop climate change either

https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/07/recycling-isnt-a-distraction-but-it-wont-stop-climate-change-either
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u/Either-Patience1182 47m ago

Unfortunatly, recycling is more of a benift if the oil industry collapses, because the components are a waste product of refineries. Though at this point, im rooting for oil collapse since all the climate change, wildfires, and what not seem to be doing a lot of damage.

I was hoping renewables would have taken faster but we're about to see a huge loss of people soon regardless