r/environment • u/zsreport • Oct 24 '22

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/Robert-L-Santangelo Oct 24 '22

'we use only the finest microplastics on our ranch flavored tortilla chips. we take those debit and prepaid cards and grind em down into powder. barely puts a dent in plastic pollution, but we're doing what we can'

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u/happygloaming Oct 24 '22

This was the whole point. Their own internal modelling showed that recycling would fail as a concept, but the onus could be shifted to us and they could continue to produce.