> "They can split the atom, but they can't recycle plastic?" I think this was a quote from that documentary, it was either posted here or on reddit previously

> "They can split the atom, but they can't recycle plastic?" I think this was a quote from that documentary, it was either posted here or on reddit previously (I'm not complaining, it was fascinating) – that quote, by a worker in a Chinese recycling plant to the owner of the plant, after being told Americans can't handle plastic, has stuck with me for some reason.