‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals

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‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
theguardian.com

Plastic producers have known for more than 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report.

“The companies lied,” said Richard Wiles, president of fossil-fuel accountability advocacy group the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI), which published the report. “It’s time to hold them accountable for the damage they’ve caused.”

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Aluminium is typically used as is though

That would result in some shitty products. Aluminium is also mostly used as alloy, pure aluminium is pretty soft.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_alloy

Well, that just shows that I shouldn't speak of topics that I don't know anything about. :)

Thanks for the corrections.

Had you not said anything, the guy above would not have sent a Wiki link, and I wouldn't have read it

Best way to get good info on the Internet remains to say something wrong. ;)

The most fun you can have on the Internet is correcting people who are wrong. So, today was a good and fun day. Thanks. ;)