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It’s not just plastics. It’s how capitalism works around the world. I wrote about it two years ago: https://magarshak.com/blog/?p=362 https://magarshak.com/blo
by EGreg 3y ago
It’s not just plastics. It’s how capitalism works around the world. I wrote about it two years ago:
https://magarshak.com/blog/?p=362 https://magarshak.com/blog/?p=362
Back when I wrote it, I suspected the industry intentionally worked with government to distract the public, and now in this article it is confirmed:
Under public pressure, a company like Coca-Cola or Nestlé pledges to insure that the packaging for its products gets recycled. When the pressure eases, it quietly abandons its pledge. Meanwhile, it lobbies against any kind of legislation that would restrict the sale of single-use plastics. Franklin-Wallis quotes Larry Thomas, the former president of the Society of the Plastics Industry, who once said, “If the public thinks recycling is working, then they are not going to be as concerned about the environment.”
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