inasaba@lemmy.mlM to Zero Waste@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoRecycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say. Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. This documentary reveals why.www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down12
arrow-up1225arrow-down1external-linkRecycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say. Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. This documentary reveals why.www.cbc.cainasaba@lemmy.mlM to Zero Waste@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareAnAnonymousApe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-21 year agoI spoke with an employee at my local recycling centre earlier in the year, when dropping off a car load of waste. I asked him how they recycle the plastic and his response was “Don’t worry lad, we burn it all to recycle it into nice clean energy”.
minus-squareJellojiggle@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoOhhhh that’s how recycling is done.
minus-squareSubsAndDubs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAh yes that old chestnut, we will make it look like we are protecting one thing but actually destroying another thing.
I spoke with an employee at my local recycling centre earlier in the year, when dropping off a car load of waste. I asked him how they recycle the plastic and his response was “Don’t worry lad, we burn it all to recycle it into nice clean energy”.
Ohhhh that’s how recycling is done.
Ah yes that old chestnut, we will make it look like we are protecting one thing but actually destroying another thing.