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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      10 months ago

      If reduce makes harder to reuse, repair or recycle, then reduce could be a false economy.

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        10 months ago

        Reduction in this case is bolstering reuse, repair, and recycling. By having a lower consumption rate overall, you will, automatically, have fewer resources that need to be reused, repaired, or recycled.

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          10 months ago

          I’m good with that. Done properly, the less usage should translate to lower prices. Though part of the price right here is not currently on the spreadsheet. The environmental cost of end of life is not part of the upfront cost, right now anyway…

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          10 months ago

          That I’m fine with. I’d like to go back to glass, wood and metal.

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            10 months ago

            Hemp based materials is goat because glass and metal will be more expensive to ship.

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              10 months ago

              Bottle/can locally. What would concern me about hemp is land use.

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                10 months ago

                Yes, but hemp needs far fewer chemicals and it is biodegradable. Plus it needs far less land to produce fiber.

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                  Less land to produce fiber compared to what? If it’s vertically farmed, I’d be happy with it. Though I’d move as much farming as I can to vertical farming to free up land for nature.