The last area on earth without plastic pollution. Cartoon from 2024.

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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.

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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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