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Guess what % of plastics have ever been recycled? (piefed.social)

submitted 9 months ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/environment@beehaw.org

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And they knew all along - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/recycling-plastics-producers-report

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[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I still feel like plastics highlight the absolute peak of human hubris and greed. They're among the most versatile, durable and malleable materials ever created and the most we use them for are cheap, garbage one time use things. It's just mad.