#plastics

Videos like this make me wonder how it is that our #economy is still so geared toward waste and #pollution production, particularly #plastics. The U.S. is controlled by someone who thinks only of money and prestige while he aides and abets the oil industry and other reckless polluters. The U.S. is so backwards on climate change and just about every other matter of importance. I don't want more money. I want more albatrosses https://youtube.com/shorts/GaxqzfMleVs?si=5u7OaVeD18kZ5gZ9

Is that "recycled" plastic packaging actually recycled? How much CO2 does it prevent being generated as opposed to virgin plastic? It turns out, no, and 6% to 8% more. Be wary of claims made on manufacturer packaging and marketing materials - the petrochemical industry may be feeding them lines about the environmental impact of their processes and they lobby heavily to keep their market for oil growing... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/27/recycled-plastic-packaging-claims-misleading-say-experts #Greenwashing #Plastics #CarbonEmissions #Recycling #Lobbying