“Recycling is Pointless,” Posts Elon Musk
Last week, fervent social media user Elon Musk took to his broadcast system, X (formerly known as Twitter), to declare that “recycling is pointless” atop a retweet of a video from YouTuber and climate change denier John Stossel called “The Recycling Religion.” The video, released last year, includes intentionally misleading information about recycling and a…
Highlights and Reflections from INC-5, Another Round Needed for Global Plastics Treaty
The first day of the fifth round of negotiations to develop a global plastics treaty.
U.S. Recyclers to INC-5: We Need Reduction, Not False Solutions
Busan, South Korea As mission-based recyclers, we witness daily the overwhelming influx of plastic packaging inundating our facilities. Recycling alone cannot address the sheer volume and complexity of plastics produced, leaving the majority to pollute the environment, harm ecosystems, and threaten human health. The unchecked growth of plastic production fuels this crisis, overwhelming existing recycling…