{"id":14880,"date":"2022-10-26T10:06:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/plastic-recycling-is-a-fiction-according-to-a-report-by-greenpeace-usa\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:55:09","slug":"plastic-recycling-is-a-fiction-according-to-a-report-by-greenpeace-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/plastic-recycling-is-a-fiction-according-to-a-report-by-greenpeace-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic recycling is a fiction, according to a report by Greenpeace USA."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-ryh1wPUNs tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-BJxnJvDIEs\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-H1-3kww84i\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-Bky-uDIEs   \" ><style>.tatsu-Bky-uDIEs .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-Bky-uDIEs .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h4>&#8220;INDUSTRIAL GROUPS AND LARGE CORPORATIONS HAVE PUSHED TO PRESENT RECYCLING AS A SOLUTION. (&#8230;) IN DOING SO, THEY HAVE SHIRKED ALL RESPONSIBILITY.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div>\n<h5><span class=\"palette-0 \">Lisa Ramsden, Greenpeace USA&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-rJIcPvIVo   \" ><style>.tatsu-rJIcPvIVo .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-rJIcPvIVo .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">The five reasons why, according to Greenpeace, this so-called circular economy doesn&#8217;t and can&#8217;t exist:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">First of all, plastic waste is generated in large quantities and is extremely difficult to collect, as is clear from the &#8220;inefficient volunteer clean-ups&#8221; as the NGO calls them, which are funded by non-profit organizations such as &#8220;Keep America Beautiful&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Secondly, even if they were all collected, mixed plastic waste cannot be recycled together, and it would be &#8220;functionally impossible to sort the billions of consumer plastic waste produced every year&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Thirdly, the recycling process itself is harmful to the environment, as it exposes workers to toxic chemicals and itself generates microplastics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Fourthly, recycled plastic presents toxicity risks through contamination with other types of plastic in collection bins, preventing it from becoming a food-grade material again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Fifthly, the recycling process is prohibitively expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Solution? No more plastic&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-ry7h1vwUVo   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.liberation.fr\/environnement\/pollution\/pourquoi-le-recyclage-du-plastique-est-une-fiction-selon-greenpeace-usa-20221024_OAOLOS7HX5D5JDC5PYFF24BZ6Q\/\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Liberation (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberation (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-ry7h1vwUVo .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-H1-3kww84i.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-H1-3kww84i.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-H1-3kww84i > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1-3kww84i > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1-3kww84i > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1-3kww84i > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-ryh1wPUNs.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-ryh1wPUNs .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Recyclage-Plastique-Economie-Fiction.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-ryh1wPUNs .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-ryh1wPUNs .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-ryh1wPUNs > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ryh1wPUNs > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ryh1wPUNs .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.51);mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The study reveals that of the 51 million tonnes of plastic waste generated by American households in 2021, only 5% will be recycled. Recycling rates are falling even as production rises, and industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy are described as &#8220;fiction&#8221;. The report discusses five reasons why plastic recycling is a &#8220;failed concept&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/plastic-recycling-is-a-fiction-according-to-a-report-by-greenpeace-usa\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14880"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15016,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14880\/revisions\/15016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}