| ▲ | shafyy 4 hours ago | |
Are you saying that recycling is a scam? | ||
| ▲ | coldtea 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Aside from a few select product categories, recycling IS a scam. E.g.: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/17/plastic-... Recycling mostly means "sent to landfills in the third world": https://earth.org/waste-colonialism-a-brief-history-of-dumpi... https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/03/rich-countri... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/opinion/trash-recycling-g... | ||
| ▲ | 8organicbits 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Many recycling programs don't actually recycle. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/critics-call-out-plastics-indus... | ||