This ‘solution` to the plastic crisis is really just another way to burn fossil fuels
(WorldNews Environment)

Amid an escalating plastic pollution crisis that threatens “near permanent contamination of the natural environment,” the fossil fuel and plastics industries say they have a not-so-surprising solution: recycling. To be more precise, they`re advocating for “chemical” or “advanced” recycling. The American Chemistry Council, an industry lobbying group whose members include ExxonMobil, Dow, and DuPont, has promoted state-level legislation to expand it nationwide. Policymakers have taken note, and bills easing regulations on chemical recycling facilities have already been and introduced in at least five more. But environmental activists say the word “recycling” is misleading. Rather than...