TIL Most “recycled” plastic ends up in landfills.

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131131088/recycling-plastic-is-practically-impossible-and-the-problem-is-getting-worse

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15e3da3/til_most_recycled_plastic_ends_up_in_landfills/

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#environment #science of #recycling

Read the article (from woke NPR)

“Greenpeace found the more plastic is reused the more toxic it becomes.”

“There are now thousands of different types of plastic, and none of them can be melted down together.”

“New plastic, on the other hand, is cheap and easy to produce.”

I could put my two pence in here, but want to here what others think.