Pro@programming.dev to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 2 months agoThe Myth of Plastic Recycling.slrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1905arrow-down111
arrow-up1894arrow-down1external-linkThe Myth of Plastic Recycling.slrpnk.netPro@programming.dev to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 2 months agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI can absolutely guarantee that it is either Burned for power generation Disposed of in a landfill Exported to a foreign country Only about 0.5-2% of all “recycled” polypropylene is actually recycled in North America, in places where it is accepted for recycling.
I can absolutely guarantee that it is either
Only about 0.5-2% of all “recycled” polypropylene is actually recycled in North America, in places where it is accepted for recycling.
True, fair enough.