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Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam | Climate Town
Climate Town
Climate Town gives a comedic, fast-paced account of how the plastics industry promoted recycling, including the resin-code recycling symbol, while knowing most plastic could not be economically recycled. It points viewers to the Frontline documentary Plastic Wars for a deeper treatment.
Commenters send it as a short, entertaining explanation of why people believe plastic is recyclable and how industry PR created that belief.
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