Recycling is a toxic lie.

Big brands and petrochemical corporations keep selling the public a convenient and comforting story to hide the hard truth: they simply have to STOP PRODUCING SO MUCH PLASTIC.

#PlasticsTreaty #plasticpollution
#recycling

We Pulled Plastic From a River - And Made New Products - videos.trom.tf/w/nBxswQso3NmAc…

Here I follow the journey of river trash — from collecting it out of the water, to sorting it, and finally transforming the recovered plastic into new products.

#recycling #trash #volunteering #bbta

Wegwerfprodukt: Bundesregierung kündigt Verbot von Einweg-E-Zigaretten an

Das Umweltministerium hat im Rahmen der Bundesratsentscheidung über das Elektroschrottgesetz angekündigt, Einweg-E-Zigaretten gesetzlich untersagen zu wollen.

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#Journal #Akku #Recycling #Umweltschutz #news

Wegwerfprodukt: Bundesregierung kündigt Verbot von Einweg-E-Zigaretten an

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The “recycling crisis” wasn’t caused by consumers — it was engineered by the fossil fuel and packaging industries. For decades, they’ve told us it’s our fault while churning out mountains of single-use plastic made from oil and gas.

Real accountability starts upstream — with the corporations that profit from pollution.

#plasticpollution #fossilfuels #corporateaccountability #recycling #plastic

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How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer

Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.

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