I've never heard that plastic recycling straight up doesnt work but it sounds like something the oil companies would do. Do you have a link to a documentary or something about that matter?

[–] PilferJynx@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Basically it costs too much to recycle most plastic. It's just so much cheaper to sell it to impoverished countries that will either burn it or dump it somewhere.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Maybe if we could solve for plasma arc gasification plants to turn garbage into clean energy. But not presently

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 2 points 5 months ago

I bet he knows about the very high leak probability, for him it's just another tool to subdue people (he'd love to have the leak himself to leverage power).

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

This is just one article but

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/single-use-plastic-chemical-recycling-disposal/661141/

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 2 points 5 months ago

I bet he knows about the very high leak probability, for him it's just another tool to subdue people (he'd love to have the leak himself to leverage power).

[–] Freshfrozenplasma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

John Oliver did a bit on it 2021