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Recycling Plastic Is A Huge Lie
Like most Americans, I try to cut back on my plastic use and always recycle. I’ve always figured it was the least I could do, but a recent PBS documentary reveals some disturbing facts about recycling.
By Meghan Dillon3 min read
The recent PBS documentary Plastic Wars exposes the history of recycling, and the motives behind recycling programs aren’t as altruistic as we've been led to believe. This is the ugly truth behind what’s happening to the majority of the plastic that we do recycle.