Is this the story about the thing that the public and scientists knew was extremely harmful for decades before the company that makes the harmful thing finally admits it knew all along too and will do nothing to stop it?
The report unveils the fraudulent marketing and public education campaigns used to promote plastic as recyclable, despite knowing that it is not a workable solution.
These strategies allowed the single-use plastics industry to expand, while avoiding regulation to effectively address waste and pollution, the report says.
“Recycling cannot be considered a permanent solid waste solution [to plastics], as it merely prolongs the time until an item is disposed of,” reads a 1986 report by industry trade group the Vinyl Institute (VI).
Is this the story about the thing that the public and scientists knew was extremely harmful for decades before the company that makes the harmful thing finally admits it knew all along too and will do nothing to stop it?