> So far, the entire concept if recycling plastic has been invented by Big Plastic to appease consumers that started being worried about it years ago. Plastic i

> So far, the entire concept if recycling plastic has been invented by Big Plastic to appease consumers that started being worried about it years ago. Plastic is barely being recycled right now because it's simply not economical despite government investment to make up for economical shortcomings. This seems to be a popular myth, but the reality is a bit more complicated. In the EU around 40 percent of plastic waste is recycled (it tends to vary from year to year, sometimes it's a few percent more, sometimes less). That is obviously not perfect. But it is also not nothing, and clearly does not support the idea that plastic is "barely being recycled". The number is much lower in the US, but from that I wouldn't conclude that plastic recycling is "built on lies", but that the US needs better waste regulation. Reducing plastic usage is generally a good goal, but it won't be reduced to zero, and we need better ways to handle the rest.