Plastic Scam

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2 min readJan 2, 2023

Plastic recycling is a scam. According to one analysis, only 9% of all plastic ever made has likely been recycled.

The plastic industry is making advertisements to make you believe in the importance of recycling.

Recycling is a huge lie!

At the beginning of 2019, 30 of the world’s top industrial companies formed a partnership, the Alliance to end Plastic Waste (AEPW). During the formation of this alliance, these companies agreed to invest 1 billion dollars in combatting plastic pollution. One of the ways in which the Alliance supposedly does this is through the promotion of more and better recycling, especially in countries which, at present, lack the necessary infrastructure. Oil and gas industry giants such as Shell, ExxonMobil, and Dow are amongst the AEPW, but these same companies profit from the use of cheap shale gas as raw material for plastic, and they invest tens of billions of dollars in new plastic factories.

According to Plastic Wars the problem is only going to get worse. By 2050, it’s estimated the global production of plastic will triple. As the oil and gas industry —…

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