Don_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1862arrow-down19
arrow-up1853arrow-down1external-linkTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-square@reddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish27•edit-210 months agoThat could be fixed with “virgin nondegradable plastic” taxes, deposit/return fees, and regulations on single use plastics. But unfortunately the fossil fuel industry calls the shots in most places.
That could be fixed with “virgin nondegradable plastic” taxes, deposit/return fees, and regulations on single use plastics.
But unfortunately the fossil fuel industry calls the shots in most places.