> we’re encouraged to keep buying, buying, buying, and to not worry about waste disposal: recycling will take care of all that excess waste. …plastics industry

> we’re encouraged to keep buying, buying, buying, and to not worry about waste disposal: recycling will take care of all that excess waste. …plastics industry groups['s] goal is to create a false sense of security that recycling efforts are environmentally effective while justifying our continued consumption habits. There is a lot of this "I did my part, now I can go back to indulging" in environmentalism: turning off light switches, turning the thermostat down a degree, paper/metal straws, sorting recycling, etc. As with charity, it makes the person doing it feel better but lets them avoid tackling the structural issue. Systemic problems need systemic solutions. We can't get there if everyone thinks they already "did their part." https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/things-you-are-allowed-to-do-now-that-you-use-paper-straws https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/things-you-are-...