California is correct. scientists have been saying for decades that most plastics are not at all recyclable, and it’s very easy to follow the trail of those plastics to landfills.
After dropping off the plastic bags with trackers in bins specifically labeled for plastic bag recycling at Walmart and Target locations, ABC News and its collaborating stations monitored each tracker’s location multiple times a day for months. The trackers pinged whenever they were near a compatible digital or mobile device.
The trackers were super glued and wrapped inside multiple layers of clean plastic bags. ABC News checked every location the trackers pinged from on their journey and determined that they likely did not encounter plastic bag sorting en route that could have potentially separated a tracker from a bag.
One of the first trackers to move was one deployed at a Target store in Kingston, New York, in December 2022. It showed up about a week later deep inside the Seneca Meadows Landfill in Waterloo, New York — as we deployed additional trackers over the next couple months, many other trackers also made their way to landfills.
Fast forward to May 2023, and half the trackers launched last pinged at landfills or trash incinerators; seven stopped pinging at transfer stations that do not recycle or sort plastic bags, and six last pinged at the store where they were dropped off and haven’t been heard from in months, while the locations of three other trackers in the U.S. were inconclusive.
Three other trackers last pinged thousands of miles overseas – in Asia.
It’s all a scam to keep people using plastics. Plastics which are now in out bodies, including our hearts , livers, testicles, placenta, and even our brains.
And this isn’t just in one person, or a few people. It was found in every human placenta tested in the study linked above. Every single one. And remember this isn’t only people. If this plastic debris ends up having a negative effect on reproduction, it will impact every single mammal on the planet including us.
Ah so of course that must mean that these scientists are wrong!
Plastic bottles are made using PET or PETG and it is one of the few plastics that are easily recycled. Most plastics however are not. And just because people are using plastic they found to make custom products does not mean the plastic itself is recyclable. It needs to be recyclable on a large scale where it can be reused in large scale industries to not have a negative impact on the environment.
The article isn’t claiming that it is impossible to recycle some certain types of plastic, the problem is that only 5% of plastics are being recycled at extremely high cost and risk.
Plastics companies are misrepresenting plastic recycling capability while writing and influencing laws that profit plastics corporations and directly poisoning the health of almost every living thing on the planet.
California is correct. scientists have been saying for decades that most plastics are not at all recyclable, and it’s very easy to follow the trail of those plastics to landfills.
Yep.
It’s all a scam to keep people using plastics. Plastics which are now in out bodies, including our hearts , livers, testicles, placenta, and even our brains.
And this isn’t just in one person, or a few people. It was found in every human placenta tested in the study linked above. Every single one. And remember this isn’t only people. If this plastic debris ends up having a negative effect on reproduction, it will impact every single mammal on the planet including us.
Plastic is literally everywhere on earth. It is inescapable, it is (mostly) indestructible, and it is inevitable now. Enjoy the party while it lasts.
And yet “our” politicians chose to listen to lobbyists (bribes) rather than scientists. For decades! This is the lead problem all over again.
I recently bought a pair of pants. The label said they were made from recycled plastic bottles. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also I’ve seen videos of people in other countries who are making various products with plastic they’ve cleaned up from their beaches.
Ah so of course that must mean that these scientists are wrong!
Plastic bottles are made using PET or PETG and it is one of the few plastics that are easily recycled. Most plastics however are not. And just because people are using plastic they found to make custom products does not mean the plastic itself is recyclable. It needs to be recyclable on a large scale where it can be reused in large scale industries to not have a negative impact on the environment.
The article isn’t claiming that it is impossible to recycle some certain types of plastic, the problem is that only 5% of plastics are being recycled at extremely high cost and risk.
Plastics companies are misrepresenting plastic recycling capability while writing and influencing laws that profit plastics corporations and directly poisoning the health of almost every living thing on the planet.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/12/1081129/plastic-recycling-climate-change-microplastics/#:~:text=How much plastic is actually,each year—a paltry rate.