The plastic recycling myth

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A lot of big companies use the label "recyclable" to greenwash their products. These articles show the need to rethink our views on recycling.

Recycling isn’t the answer to the plastic problem. But experts believe that a circular economy could be.

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5 articles on this topic

Vox

Are plastic Solo cups and Tide containers recyclable — or greenwashed?

Climate

20 min read

The Guardian

'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish?

Climate

13 min read

The SustainAbility Institute

Creating a circular economy for plastics

Climate

5 min read

NPR

How big oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled

Climate

1 min read

Sierra Magazine

Will the circular economy save the planet?

Climate

14 min read