Ahahahha. The pro plastic Astro turf begins, study this article for the major markers of FUD. First, ensure that the data is debatable. Then use it as a stepp

Ahahahha. The pro plastic Astro turf begins, study this article for the major markers of FUD. First, ensure that the data is debatable. Then use it as a stepping stone to shift the focus to something logically more sound, while ignoring one of the core premises of the system. But wait! this doesn’t really do anything to make plastics more appealing! Correct, which is why the final step is to push the blame and responsibility to someone else and to other shores. Keep using these talking points till you have a group of people who think it’s reasonable, and use them as a staging ground for the next level of FUD. you may think that the article is reasonable - and it is! It just makes minor errors or shifts focus, fairly to other places. But the fact is that per capita plastic consumption in the West is much higher than developing nations. China was the one who was taking everyone’s trash in the first place, which is why it got worse. Not to mention, Third world countries will DEFINITELY do worse on recycling, because of how hard it is to get passably right. And this does nothing about the current rate of trash dumping, or production! It just pushes the problem out to tomorrow. I’d give the author the benefit of doubt, but this is a business journal.