> Because everyone recycles these days That's just it though, isn't it? They don't, really. My understanding of the "crisis" is that all those well-intentione

> Because everyone recycles these days That's just it though, isn't it? They don't, really. My understanding of the "crisis" is that all those well-intentioned recyclers were duly sorting their plastics, which was then picked up by their municipality for "recycling" and then shipped straight to a developing country where it was just dropped on the ground. And everyone felt good about themselves, and nothing was done. Had recycling not been turned into an "out of sight, out of mind" problem, this whole thing could have been averted and some kind of actual clean disposal or reduction implemented.