I'm so tired of always being lied to by big major companies who are profiting millions, if not billions off of us, THE CONSUMER.

@middleagedjabroni

5 күн бұрын

Thats how the real world works. You dont get something for nothing.

@user-er3ri6sc3j

5 күн бұрын

The love of money is the root of all........?

@HAL-9000x

4 күн бұрын

@@middleagedjabroni Unless you’re the producers of plastics who generate profits, all while the rest of us are forced to pay the price for their products. It’s called corporate socialism.

@HAL-9000x

4 күн бұрын

@@user-er3ri6sc3j The lack of regulation combined with a political party that basically bankrolls oil companies and produces of plastics.

@cartoonraccoon2078

4 күн бұрын

@@middleagedjabroni Ok, now string together two more empty phrases. Neither of those mean anything, nor add to the conversation.

Thank you for reporting on this. The recycling business is a fraud, and the consumer is not to blame for plastic waste - the producer is.

@tdelphia1

3 күн бұрын

But now that we know plastic is mostly NOT being recycled, we consumers have to make choices about what kind of packaging we buy...for the planet, and to send a message to the companies that lie.

@JH-pt6ih

3 күн бұрын

@@tdelphia1 No, the average consumer need to not do a darn thing until the wealthiest people need to be FORCED to stop living in opulence. All that is going on now is poorer people are being forced through laws and taxes to not consume products so the wealthiest can have them.

@Yosef9438

3 күн бұрын

Consumers need to make better choices, though. You can't pretend consumers aren't throwing this stuff on the road and in the water.

@kendra9894

3 күн бұрын

I think we are too. We knew....it was convenient. Even those pretty reusable plastic bags are still plastic. We need to use hemp, cotton, or some other natural fiber.

@GregLakatosChradm

3 күн бұрын

You bought the product. You are just as responsible.

The last graphic was the most telling - By 2050 there will be more plastic by weight in the oceans that fish. How can anyone not see the problem?

@XBret64

4 күн бұрын

I agree that plastics are bad for the environment and we should be concerned, but did they have to use a quote from the World Economic Forum?

@econtrolable

4 күн бұрын

Selective sight.

@ColoringKaria

4 күн бұрын

Money. They would rather choke on plastic literally than have one fewer dollar.

@doggygaming950

4 күн бұрын

And it will be microplastics. Right now, there is plastic in your brain, just like there is plastic in everyone else's brains.

@JH-pt6ih

3 күн бұрын

@@XBret64 60 minutes is 100% of the World Economic Forum's mindset. Of course they will quote from it.

We just need to go back to waxed paper, paper and glass like it was like in the 80s

@ds7675

4 күн бұрын

Our town won’t even take clear glass anymore.

@kellysonnenberg212

4 күн бұрын

@@ds7675 that's just wrong

@Ch-yz4yt

4 күн бұрын

NOt taking glass isn't new. In the last 10-15 years the majority of my trash services that do recycling as well refuse to take any glass because it is a "hazard" if it breaks. Glass is one of the most easily recycled materials. It's frustrating.

@dragondancer1814

4 күн бұрын

@@ds7675Ours stopped recycling glass years ago, and as a sop they suggested buying items that come in plastic jars or metal cans instead! Do you have any idea how many _foods_ only come in glass bottles or jars?! Salsa, nacho cheese, pickles, relish, olives, rice/wine/balsamic vinegars, maraschino cherries, gefilte fish, pasta sauce, jams, jellies, some beers, wine, liquor, wheat germ, soy sauce, and Asian condiments are all examples of food or beverages that _only_ come in glass jars or bottles, and that’s just what I could name right off the top of my head! We need to bring back glass recycling because it’s been done for generations with no troubles, and glass can be recycled almost indefinitely, whereas plastic cannot. The town slipped on a banana peel with that one!

@lizhall2961

3 күн бұрын

Waxed paper has problems too.

We've been greenwashed for years by the plastic industry. They have always known it's cheaper to produce new plastic rather than recycled plastic. We've been duped.

@Novastar.SaberCombat

4 күн бұрын

Some of us weren't even "duped", but it isn't as though we had a say in the matter. 😂 If you ain't rich, then you ain't sheet. 90% of the humans on this planet have no influence on what the elite 10% do. Obviously. 💪😎✌️ Rich gotta rich, and the poor gotta serve, suffer, and submit. That's what schlaves are meant to do, after all.

Don't rely on recycling. Focus on reducing.

@mkhanman12345

4 күн бұрын

A lot of stuff comes in plastic. They got billions and need to come up with something better.

@JoeOvercoat

4 күн бұрын

@@mkhanman12345 Don’t rely on recycling. Focus on reducing.

@mkhanman12345

4 күн бұрын

@@JoeOvercoat A lot of stuff comes in plastic. They got billions and need to come up with something better.

@dragondancer1814

4 күн бұрын

Why not focus on _both?_

@ThePursuitWOD

4 күн бұрын

It’s a tricky situation. There are so many things reliant on plastics, things many don’t even realize. Finding viable material alternatives for all plastics is going to be tricky. Because the new materials would need to be cheap, eco-friendly and useful. Not an easy task. For now, we should all just try to limit buying things containing plastics like you said.

This isn’t new. We talked about this YEARS ago if not decades ago….

We had it right years ago. We had returnable bottles you could return for money, returnable beer bottles by the case and paper bags we reused at the grocery store. Now we have plastic floating all over the place and plastic bottles littering the road ways!

@jokerace8227

3 күн бұрын

The plastic trash even finds it's way into the forests and other wilderness areas. I've seen plenty of trash along hiking trails, and it is infuriating to me.

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

You had 2 soda companies and no water bottles. Now there are thousands of beverage companies, and you can't make a 2-liter soda bottle. It's complicated.

I've been angry about recycling for years. Until manufacturers are made to change how products are packaged, until fast food restaurants are made to do away with styrofoam, until, until, until. Everything we all do is pointless. A drop in the proverbial bucket. I'm sick and tired of paying for a service that's bogus.

@gb.510

4 күн бұрын

It's not pointless. It's not hard to cut out a lot of those materials if you make it important to you. The take away shouldn't be "oh well guess I don't have to recycle, it's pointless". Perhaps "I will make less waste, stop buying take out, fast food and it's packaging" is how we should look at it. If recycling is out let's conserve water(shorter showers/not letting it run as you gather your clothes), turn off lights and yes actually UNPLUG appliances no matter the slight inconvenience.

@virginiaf.5764

4 күн бұрын

@@gb.510 I do all that and have done so all my life. Almost all of my possessions are used - clothing, furniture, household items. I buy detergent in cardboard boxes. No one uses a plastic bag over and over as many times as I do. But until the reasons there's so much waste is addressed, it is all pointless. I'm paying my trash company for a service I'm not receiving and I resent the scam. I am at an age where I'm never going to see the world I live in be cleaned up. I did not say oh well I guess I just don't have to recycle, so don't put words in my mouth.

@user-qr7ee2cp4y

4 күн бұрын

Quit buying stuff in plastic... do you buy your soda, soft drinks and water in plastic or in something else?

@virginiaf.5764

4 күн бұрын

@@user-qr7ee2cp4y I get my water free from a faucet because I'm not stupid. Empty plastic food bottles get used to make homemade salad dressings or spice blends or whatever. I save and re-use glass bottles. Soft drinks are a treat I don't do often ... when I do, they're in cans or glass. Anything thing else you need you know? The replies I'm getting have nothing to do with what I wrote, nor did I say I don't recycle. If people aren't angry when they view sea life being strangled by our trash ... fine. I'm justifiably angry, but that doesn't mean I'm sitting around picking my nose.

@tommcfadden5232

3 күн бұрын

The same is true of green energy and solar power. Research it and you will find that the world’s biggest polluters are China and India. American consumers baring the financial burden.

When I was a kid in the 80s the soda my parents bought were 8 pk 16 oz glass bottles. You paid a deposit in addition to the cost of the soda for the bottles. We would return the bottles the next week. They were sent back to the bottler where they would wash and refill them with soda. They did the same thing with beer. Why can't they do this now with drinks, water, beer, etc? It would sure cut down on plastic.

@HAL-9000x

4 күн бұрын

Glass and aluminum are 100% recyclable and the plastic produces hate that.

@joshgrimm8443

4 күн бұрын

Too expensive. Less profit for big business. Easy answer.

@Starrynightz777

3 күн бұрын

Taste better too

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

1--There are too many hundreds of companies now to send bottles back to. 2--companies won't switch back to glass because it's costly to ship. 3--We DO pay a deposit in NY, but we put our bottles into machines at the supermarket where they're crushed. The glass and aluminum is recycled, the plastic is probably trashed. 4--And it's not sanitary to re-use plastic bottles.

@Dan-zs4rk

2 күн бұрын

“Pay a deposit in addition” there is your problem. Keep that crap in NY those stupid places. Nothing like a bun of losers going around garbage picking for cans N bottles. Machines were always out and a huge pain in the behind.

What do you know - profits over people. Totally shocked.

This crap just really ticks me off! Greed is way to strong and it's clear we're all going to be paying a much high price in the end because of it.

@lzrd8460

3 күн бұрын

After reading that plastic is everywhere, including in our blood streams, I am in the process of going back to glass containers in my kitchen. I was going to take all my plastic ware to the recycle bin but after listening to this, what is the point. I will keep the plastic containers and use them in my craft room. My problem is, yogurt, milk, kefir, etc. all come in plastic containers so it’s an uphill battle to try and reduce plastic use!

Could we outlaw plastic containers and go back to glass or move to aluminum?

@ds7675

4 күн бұрын

Our town won’t even take clear glass anymore.

@Ian-nl9yd

4 күн бұрын

We ought to. Before plastic, you went to the store with your own containers and filled them with salt, flour or sugar and paid the grocer by weight. We can go back to that.

@stellangios

4 күн бұрын

Aluminum is a finite resource. It's extremely recyclable but we can't just scale up its use as much as this would require without major consequences.

@ds7675

4 күн бұрын

@@stellangios In other words big oil has us all by the b@lls!

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

@@Ian-nl9yd Maybe in rural areas. Before plastic, everything in metro areas came in glass.

We should have stuck to glass

@ds7675

4 күн бұрын

Our town doesn’t recycle clear glass anymore.

@diahegge5395

4 күн бұрын

And paper dipped in wax

@Novastar.SaberCombat

4 күн бұрын

Too late. The wealthy control it all. They may do as they wish.

What they also don’t tell you is that the U.S. used to sell their recyclables (including the items that were actually recyclable) to China and India, where it would be burned or sometimes just dumped in the ocean. They stopped buying it from us years ago and everything you put in your blue bin or taken to a “recycling” center. It then goes straight to …a LANDFILL. It might be local, it might be regional, or it can be in another state, but that’s where ALL of it ends up.

@KLondike5

3 күн бұрын

And I have to pay an extra $100 a year to fund this ballet before it's landfilled anyway.

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

Only the plastic is an issue. Everything else IS recycled.

@pibbitybibbity

3 күн бұрын

@@Gertyutz You just keep on telling yourself that.

And ppl keep throwing away reusable bags.. Youre supposed to use them until they break!!! Otherwise those bags are doing more harm than regular plastic bags

@ColoringKaria

4 күн бұрын

Yeah I’m starting to see that?! Like WTH!

@semperfi6801

3 күн бұрын

We knew that was never going to go over well. Not surprised at all. Even charging for them. People still throw them away.

@bbygrlpt2

3 күн бұрын

@@semperfi6801 True and they charge like 5 cents!! They should charge at least $1 to make ppl bring their own bags😒

If companies were held accountable for lying, in general, that would be a big step forward. A person can lie if they are not breaking laws (contracts say), but a company's lies are much more influental. They just need to be made to be responsible for collecting as much plastics as they produce, and store it, then we know it doesn't wind up in the ocean.

@Maine-px5td

Күн бұрын

while the media is lying to you and you yuck it up as the truth.

Supposedly there’s a huge plastic island floating around out in the Pacific Ocean somewhere.

@restezlameme

4 күн бұрын

It's called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Last I checked, it was about the size of Texas.

@jokerace8227

3 күн бұрын

Not exactly an island, but yes, there is a concentration of plastic particles that float at a range of depths as well as at the surface in the oceanic gyres.

@craigsimonson8078

3 күн бұрын

And breaks down into microscopic particles ingested by marine life to make its way back up the food chain. Your bloodstream includes plastic nanoparticles...

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

Look up "The Ocean Cleanup."

Compostable materials exist and should e required, at a bare minimum, for all food service/restaurant materials

As a community we should be able to sue these corporations. This is fraud. Take back our money.

I wonder if the EPA can do anything about this? Never mind, the Supreme Court is in charge of the EPA now.

It might be hard to believe, but in Japan, the recycling rate for plastic bottles is 88% in 2022.

@OhJodi69

4 күн бұрын

That only means that people are diligently putting their plastics in the recycling bins. Most of that plastic will never be recycled. Much of it is contaminated with other solids, liquids, and plastics. After sorting, the contaminated bottles are sent to some impoverished Asian country, where it is burned, causing toxic black tarry smoke and soot.

@hojichaisfarsuperiortochai9309

3 күн бұрын

My husband’s train line in Tokyo advertises that their uniforms are made from recycled drink bottles. I’ve heard grumblings that their recycling isn’t quite up to expectations it is still far better than in the US.

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

@@OhJodi69 No, Japan turns them into fuel using pyrolysis.

@thewheeliain

2 күн бұрын

​@@hojichaisfarsuperiortochai9309The only downside I know of this is that once you recycle it, it cannot be recycled. Those plastic clothes become microplastics at the end of their life.k

@hojichaisfarsuperiortochai9309

2 күн бұрын

@@thewheeliain that’s a bummer.

Ever notice that on certain two liter pop bottles are the words: “See You Soon!”? It’s a lie and it’s infuriating!

@Novastar.SaberCombat

4 күн бұрын

Marketing is everything. It's the most important thing to mankind, and without it, nothing could ever happen.

@Maine-px5td

Күн бұрын

You have issues if you are getting mad at plastic bottles.

Thank you for reporting on this, honestly would have never known this without your story. THIS is one of many reasons why journalism is important!!!!

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

There are hundreds of videos on the same subject, if you want to search KZread.

@46ers337

3 күн бұрын

@@Gertyutz I’m sure there are, just saying that CBS This Morning covering it brings it to a wider audience

All my plastic goes in the garbage now, if the garbage is full then I'll put it in the blue bin for them to throw it away for me... Sick of wasting my time sorting this crap, so I'm not doing it anymore.

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

Only the plastic is an issue. Everything else IS recycled.

If some plastic can’t be recycled, then why are companies allowed to label them recyclable? Why didn’t they discuss that? Are we trying to create more anxiety & ratings or find a solution?

@RustyFoundry

4 күн бұрын

It may technically be possible to recycle, but it’s economically not feasible. You have to look up what specific numbers your local recycling plant will accept.

@fnregistration

4 күн бұрын

Because companies run this country.

@Novastar.SaberCombat

4 күн бұрын

Illusions MUST be maintained. If every marketing lie was exposed, global society would collapse.

@b-dub6865

3 күн бұрын

@@fnregistration Right. Why didn’t they talk about that & possible solutions?

@SpencerWilliamsIV

3 күн бұрын

At least Penn and Teller’s show gave some hope in recycling glass, while denouncing recycling of pretty much every other material.

So who's accountable?!?! Why can't we see past this charade😢

@HAL-9000x

4 күн бұрын

One of them is running to be elected as the president again. Same party that bankrolls socialism for corporations and capitalism for the rest of us. Hint: they want to make the country they deliberately destroyed for a quick buck great again apparently.

@Novastar.SaberCombat

4 күн бұрын

The rich do what they wish. The poor can merely complain about it and do little else.

@h_3_x_

7 сағат бұрын

​@@Novastar.SaberCombat until we revolt

Costs too much to recycle plastic…cheaper to make new plastic so it doesn’t get recycled. 🙄. I wish they could make corn/soy/sugar based products cheaper. At least it breaks down faster than petroleum based products. Costs too much so it doesn’t get used.

@Yosef9438

3 күн бұрын

You so desperately want to use your plastics that you think we should be making them from food? Weird take.

Ughhhh! I’ve been recycling since I was little , always making sure everything recyclable goes in the blue bins! This pisses me off fr !

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

You're not recycling, just sorting. Recycling means making new products from old materials.

@sarcasticnews1195

2 күн бұрын

@@Gertyutz 🤡

Using no plastic detergent bottles. Better?? It’s sad how we destroy our home.

@HAL-9000x

4 күн бұрын

We switched back to powder in cardboard boxes. That way we’re also not just paying for water, like the liquid detergents.

@RD3D-2

4 күн бұрын

Laundry sheets like from Earth Breeze is a good alternative to liquid detergents.

@ds7675

4 күн бұрын

@@HAL-9000xAre those boxed ones still He ones? Thanks for any response.

@ds7675

4 күн бұрын

@@RD3D-2 I’ve seen ads for those so do they really work? And cost effective?

@ColoringKaria

4 күн бұрын

Honestly that’s one of the hardest ones! I’ve been trying for 15!😮 years to find a quality plastic free option The best solution I have so far is buying a getting a giant plastic (I know) bottle of blue dawn which is a great high quality product and refilling the small sink side bottle as needed. This doesn’t eliminate plastics but does greatly reduce it. (Blue dawn is also better at spot stain removal than tide sticks so save plastic and money and skip that. Just go to your kitchen get a drop of blue dawn and damp paper towel and let the magic work!) For dishwashers brands are making individual pods wrapped in dissolving soap. The famous brand ones all clean very good. And don’t use plastic Individual containers. There are companies like grove and blue land that sell plastic free household cleaners while blueland actually works the “lifetime” bottles are poorly designed and break. Grove products also work but the glass refill bottle have leaking issues I got tired of. Maybe they are better now but I decide to return to plastic for all propose cleaners.

I worked at a plastic injection factory. Melting even the smallest amount of certain different plastics can result in an explosion. I witnessed it.

can confirm. was a cart pusher at retail. when it came to change the recycle trash i asked management where do we put the recycled trash. they just said the compactor like everything else. still the recycled bottles go to the trash like everything else.

How about the headline, "world supposedly just catches on to what people who've been watching their labels have known for about 25 years"?

Anyone old enough to remember when beverages came in glass bottles with the polystyrene label? 1980's early 90's. It tasted better back then.

@econtrolable

4 күн бұрын

I remember milk being delivered to the house in glass bottles that were reused. I still have the milk box from 1964.

@marychocolatefairy

2 күн бұрын

Glass also seems to make the drink last longer. I noticed that when a local juicing business changed its bottles from plastic to glass. There were some juices one would have to drink within a couple days, but now they last several days longer.

Recycling plastic is even more toxic than producing it in the first place. Very sad to learn that but I think it’s important to know. I think that we need to ban plastic frankly.

@jack1d1XB

4 күн бұрын

Boy, TOXIC ☢️ you say, see what the ( Entrepreneurs) are doing in 3rd world countries and to their own people with Paving Slabs/Roof tiles etc etc, 😳🤯☠️

@stellangios

4 күн бұрын

I'd love to hear what to replace plastics with. Because there's SO much they're needed for. Ban unnecessary plastic, sure, but every time I see someone arguing to get rid of plastic they basically say that whatever THEY don't need should be banned, and damn anyone who needs they stuff they scorn. Like, people often cite prepackaged cut vegetables and fruit and ignore that many disabled people rely on those products to have healthy food to eat.

@frozenwarning

4 күн бұрын

Glass, wood, paper, metal

@frozenwarning

4 күн бұрын

@@stellangios i’m curious your age… were you not alive in the world before plastic? We got by just fine.Lol. they’re not needed for anything! toothpaste, sunscreen came in metal tubes, Instead of plastic carton of milk or juice, , they were paper or glass, etc. it’s really sad that your generation has been convinced that there’s no alternative.

CHINA stopped buying the plastics a few years back - because the economics didn't work - and at that point the bulk of the recycling ecosystem collapsed.

@sarcasticnews1195

2 күн бұрын

yes but the "ecosystem" was largely a facade from the start

Locally we can only recycle type 1 & 2, but more than half the time it is nearly impossible to read the indicator so I end up throwing out items in the trash rather than contaminating the whole batch.

John oliver and Jon stewart beat you to this story like 4 years ago

Why won't these companies listen, we don't want their plastic anymore and we didn't ask for it in the first place. Stop using it to make things that go straight in the trash.

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

You would have to stop eating, buying medications, shampoo, soap, ....

@SquawkingSnail

3 күн бұрын

@@Gertyutz it's crazy making that most of the plastic we use could be replaced with biodegradable alternatives that aren't used.

I guess now some judge will decide how many fish we have left? Supreme Court that thinks it’s superior knowledge makes them qualified.

Another case of Greed$😢 So much for global warming‼️Sad

Why can't we find a renewable, ecofriendly alternative to plastics?

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

They're working at making plastic from seaweed, but it's not on the market yet.

@mikeshafer

3 күн бұрын

@@Gertyutz hemp too !

Everything I’ve read about recycling only the PET bottles are recycled. So why does my community allow containers rated 1-5 picked up as recycle? It’s a sales pitch-

@davebauer3756

8 сағат бұрын

That and a lot of union jobs picking out 1-5. It's all about money. It's always about money. Everything bad that is human-made on this planet boils down to greed.

I used to work at the Hyatt hotel, they have recycle bins and at the end of the day they are collected as normal trash and place in the same dumpster. If you take a look, there are not special recycling trucks anywhere. All those bins you see all over are a lie, they all are collected as trash.

@Psyclonus7

4 күн бұрын

That's a lie. Where I live, 3 trucks roll through on trash day. One for trash, one for lawn/grass clippings, one for recycling

@JoeOvercoat

4 күн бұрын

⁠@@Psyclonus7Which Hyatt do you live at?

@sarcasticnews1195

2 күн бұрын

@@Psyclonus7 Even if you have a truck which picks up your recycling bin, it doesn't mean that the recycling isn't predominantly dumped in with all the other trash - because it is. Companies don't care about you / us and they definitely don't care about your / our recycling. That's the ugly reality. If you don't believe it, it's time to wake up. They want you to think that your recycling is recycled so that you continue to consume without hesitation.

So the 5 or 10 cents we get back for recycling a plastic bottle is a scam? Then what's the point of charging a deposit, bringing the bottle back to a recycling center for some money, if it just ends up in a landfill?

So what’s the 8% that gets recycled?

@charlesarnette6472

4 күн бұрын

Extremely clean plastic that hasn't be contaminated.

@chow-chihuang4903

3 күн бұрын

Mostly uncolored #1 (PETE) and #2 (HDPE) containers, with a small amount of #5 (PP). Labels or shrink sleeves that cover more than 25% of a container confuse automatic sorting equipment and cause otherwise desirable containers to be junked instead of recycled. You’re supposed to removed these before putting them in the recycling bin, but most people don’t and most brands don’t even bother with the ruse of placing this advice on their shrink sleeves or labels. I hate how brands choose these methods to decorate their bottles, fully knowing they’ve doomed them to the landfill, because they love being able to cheaply place branding over 100% of the container.

This should be a massive lawsuit like we had against big tobacco. They tried to pass the buck to consumers for decades. Make the industry pay. This is just greed.

I see our trash and recycling bin dumped into the same truck every week…

Glass is the answer.

@D.E.P.-J.

4 күн бұрын

Most glass isn't recycled either, but it's better nonetheless.

It's always been the case that certain plastics are recyclable and others not. Who would even think that plastic pouches used in packages is recyclable? It's always been bottles only.

@Gertyutz

3 күн бұрын

#1 and #2 only, and that's if they can find a company that takes them.

I stopped recycling over a year ago. I realized their disgusting lies. I dump everything in landfills now. At least, I am hoping it won’t make it to the oceans.

@diahegge5395

4 күн бұрын

It’s better in a landfill

This is not that different from what AJ Reynolds pushed for decades and finally the lies were exposed so hopefully this will start the exposure in this industry similarly with positive changes coming someday.

I was a kid in the early 1980s when they started the recycling campaign.

CBS - You need to follow this up with a spotlight on everyday products we can buy that don't use plastic containers. The news media loves to share bad news, but rarely the solutions!

My town got on board with recycling back in the day. They demanded that we purchase blue trash bags to put the recyclables in then floated rumors that if any plastic containers were found in your regular waste they would issue you a citation. The rumor was that someone was actually going through your garage *garbage and if something was found along with an address or name along with the waste you’d be in trouble.

Where we live in Oregon, the only plastic stuff we are supposed to put in the recycle bin are plastic bottles. Not even plastic tubs of the same type are allowed. I’ve hoped their being picky means they really do recycle at least the bottles, but who knows? We also bring plastic bags to be recycled at the grocery store but once again we don’t know what really happens.

I love how they show old topics that we already knew...

I remember when I was a kid in 90's on vacation in Tunesia (north affrica) getting served a cold CocaCola in a bottle, and I was like..."this is so cool". You could see the glas was recycled couple times...now today CocaCola is the largest plastic waste producer globally and those north africa lands ain't having the opertunity to recycle any of those plastic bottles and slowly drown in the plastic waste. 😔

2:25 It's recyclable, just not when processed "together" which is why it must be sorted thoroughly and properly.

I grew up as a kid, and into my 20's, using glass bottles for everything. I don't know why we can't continue doing that. As a kid we were incentivized to return the pop bottles, because we got a few pennies for every bottle we found and returned. Scouring the neighborhood and parking lots would always yield a little extra cash.

I used to love the returnable glass bottles of soda

I worked at a recycling center, we threw out more plastic than we recycled.

It's time for a radical change. Ok California do your job!

I threw everything in the trash and I'm at peace with it

When I worked at a bag forming plant we would recycle all our plastic bags we made for the inserts for the sugar boxes.

Just make the plastic producer pay upfront and refund them when they recycle it. This will give them incentive to make sure it is recyclable

@michaelmorrissey1052

4 күн бұрын

They will simply pass the cost on to the consumer.

@thanhquanky

3 күн бұрын

@@michaelmorrissey1052 capitalism will take care of it. some other producers will make it cheaper by actual recycling. It may not completely solve the problem but at least shift the issue towards a greener equilibrium

Pretty incredible that this is barely catching on. I been to many landfills over the and see all trash go into the same container. Even some recycling centers.

0:59 The report should have let her give specific examples of what isn't recyclable and why.

Pointing out past lies and watching for current lies is never outdated.

My boss saw the recycle bin get dumped in with the regular trash and wouldn't pay the 25 dollar recycling fee.the company and driver insisted he was mistaken.my boss told them he had witnesses who see them do it to .in the end the company waived the recycling charge and didn't charge him a recycling fee.this was in the early 90s so you can imagine how many companies don't recycle properly.

In Colombia they've been using plastic waste to make building blocks for housing for years.

Companies lying to protect themselves at the expense of everyone else? I'm shocked

Not so much fraud as it is people just being ignorant of the system. This is all common knowledge

@stellangios

4 күн бұрын

It is fraud when the companies mislead the public to keep people ignorant. YOU think it's "common knowledge" but just b/c you and those around you know something doesn't mean everyone else does. This is a common mental bias called "the curse of knowledge." Also your statement is contradictory: how can so many people be ignorant of "common" knowledge? People like you like to show off how smart you are in a way that lets lying companies off the hook. They must love it. Someday they'll blame the public for believing their lies.

@sarcasticnews1195

2 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's not common knowledge if it's not commonly known, which it's not, so it's not common knowledge. And it's not so much ignorance of the system as it is systemic and widespread industrial-scale propaganda and misinformation, IE lies, which is basically fraud. To quote GPT "Absolutely, corporate misinformation can indeed be considered a form of fraud, especially when it comes to significant public impact like the misinformation propagated by the plastic industry. When corporations like those in the plastic industry create the illusion that their products are recyclable, despite knowing that most of the plastic doesn’t actually get recycled, it can be viewed as a deliberate act of deception. Legally speaking, fraud involves intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain. If a company knowingly spreads false information to make their products appear more environmentally friendly, they could be liable for fraud. This misinformation can lead consumers to make purchasing decisions based on incorrect assumptions, which directly benefits the corporation financially while misleading the public about the environmental impact. The case of the plastic industry is a prime example. Many companies have promoted the idea that plastic is easily recyclable, even though the infrastructure for recycling plastic is insufficient and the recycling rates are dismally low. This misrepresentation shifts the responsibility onto consumers, making them feel responsible for the waste, while the companies continue to produce massive amounts of plastic without significant consequences. Various lawsuits and investigations have targeted companies for greenwashing, a form of misinformation where a company falsely advertises their products as environmentally friendly. These legal actions aim to hold corporations accountable for their deceptive practices and can be seen as steps towards addressing such fraud."

I’ve never separated trash for recycling. I knew it was a sham and a complete waste of my effort.

We need to develop safe plastics and plastic alternatives. Blaming the consumer isnt a solution. Its up to those who have the biggest influence. We need products that are safe regardless of what human nature dictates

1:47 The fine print in this reporting is that recycling isn't viable "at large scale" meaning that you can recycle plastics, but how that is feasible or accomplished is debatable on the efficiency, costs, impact, and resources needed.

I now get boxes with brown paper used for cushioning rather than plastic pillows or packing peanuts....I hated those. I once worked for two days in a polyethylene factory's front office and quit. The chemical stench permeated every inch of the building and I knew inhaling that air would eventually damage my health.

I work at a VERY large trash company in America and I can tell you first hand I see multiple truck loads each week of plastic bottles come to our landfill. The side of the truck says County Recycling. Makes me sad every time I see it but it is what it is.

As consumers we can start by avoiding the purchase of these small drink containers. Those 6, 8, 10 ounce plastic containers that can be emptied in seconds. Enjoy drinking water, save money, and reduce waste.

This is criminal. why aren't the politicians doing something about this ?

Scary very scary

As a person that lives far from an ocean i can't grasp how plastic gets into the ocean in the first place. How about stopping whatever activity is causing that instead of comparing it to the weight of fish.

The beverage companies contribute a ton to this problem.

Recycling costs money. If it made money recycling would work

48 million tons of plastic waste PER YEAR, I can't get my head around that number.

I said to someone today, why bother separating our trash and recycling because it’s all going into the same hole. The other thing is if it’s melted at high temperatures doesn’t it burn the impurities out, such as peanut butter or tomato sauce etc that isn’t thoroughly rinsed?

It’s not the plastics industry that does recycling. It’s the waste management companies.

Keep in mind that Recycling Aluminum Cans works. Which is why the entire beverage industry should be forced to adopt aluminum or glass.

I was pretty surprised when I told me family they can't throw pizza boxes in the recycling and they had abesoultely no clue that was a thing.

I always knew it doesn't work, because I always thrown everything on the same bin 🤷🏻‍♂.

Why is it so hard to do?

Go back to glass, aluminum and wood products. It worked for centuries and all are recyclable.

2 Boeing whistle blowers and now dead, Jan Dell should have security / a body guard assigned to her somehow.

Big oil was lying to us?!?!? Who would have thunk?

Suppose that all plastic bottles and jars were replaced by glass. The benefit would be a reduction in plastic waste and an increase in CO2 emissions during transport of goods. If only we had truly biodegradable plastic to make containers from.

Why aren't we using hemp? Easy to grow and so versatile- in packaging, clothing, so much more

No material (no matter how 'miraculous' it may seem) should be introduced without the solution to make it environmentally neutral. Either by re-use, recycling , biodegrading, or disassembly. With VERY few exceptions.

I learned all this six months ago and I basically don’t bother separating my stuff anymore. Cans in garbage, whatever in recycling. It’s a big joke.

What about glass, aluminum and office paper. Is that a recycling scam as well, or are those items legitimately recycled?

How appropriate that Platic Recycling shortens to PR, since that’s all it ever was