recycling myths
There is no such thing as recycling. The pop media and consumers are slowly (very! slowly) waking up to this reality. I first posted that statement in 2005 after my internship with Dr. Michael Braungart at his EPEA office in Hamburg. Only steel and nylon66 can be truly 'recycled', everything else is down-cycled. That milk container, water bottle, plastic straw, etc. that you throw in the recyle bin ends up (if you're lucky) being turned into repurposed products such as plastic wood, plastic whatever - but at a HUGE expense. It's cheaper to make a new plastic bottle than to make one out of recycled bottles. Hence, you'll continue to see a six pack of plastic water bottles selling for $1. yikes! And now comes an undercover report of Asian plastic recycling operations that show the reality of this 'recycling' process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8aVYb-a7Uw&t=646s Marketplace jour...