Somewhat related: John Oliver recently did a segment [0] on plastics and how we recycle it (spoiler: mostly we can't). It seems regulations are sorely needed:

Somewhat related: John Oliver recently did a segment [0] on plastics and how we recycle it (spoiler: mostly we can't). It seems regulations are sorely needed: differentiating domestic plastic waste will not get us very far. Still, research on waste reuse must continue: I'm afraid we won't put effort into really cleaning up our mess unless it becomes a somewhat profitable business. [0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiu9GSOmt8E https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiu9GSOmt8E