This article is very vague in its accusations. What, exactly, is the scam? It looks like the article is saying that companies involved in plastic production pu

This article is very vague in its accusations. What, exactly, is the scam? It looks like the article is saying that companies involved in plastic production pushed for more recycling, while knowing that current plastic recycling capacity was not up to the task. What is the scam, exactly? It feels like the closest thing to a scam is that companies claiming to be plastic recyclers get all sorts of incentives from the government, and we as consumers are forced under threat of fine to recycle, but the plastic just ends up in landfills. I don't see the oil companies involved in this part of the equation at all.