Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam | Climate Town
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First and foremost, go watch the Frontline documentary, 'Plastic Wars' on this subject. They did it WAAAY more professionally than me, although I feel like they used more swear words? I can't remember. Seriously though, it's a fantastic watch and it's available for exactly zero dollars right here on y'tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dk3NOEgX7o
Or this if you're in the UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXzee3tIZco&feature=youtu.be
Also, the good people over at Wendover Productions have a video about why recycling doesn't work that's so insanely well-done that you should go back in time and watch that one first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXRtNwUju5g
Some other episodes you might be interested in:
The Carbon Footprint: https://youtu.be/1J9LOqiXdpE
Carbon Offsets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIezuL_doYw
See how to check for yourself: https://youtu.be/mK5TbGvvluk
Plastic Legislation to get involved with:
Depending on where you live, there's a lot you can do.
NCSL Overview: https://www.ncsl.org/research/....environment-and-natu
Earth Day Plastic Action: https://www.earthday.org/act-on-plastic-pollution/
Cleveland Preemptive Ban: https://www.cleveland.com/open..../2019/05/ohio-lawmak
Nat Geo breakdown: https://www.nationalgeographic.....com/environment/201
CIF: https://www.clf.org/blog/the-t....ruth-about-plastic-b
WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/p....lastic-bans-what-you
NRDC: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/s....ingle-use-plastics-1
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Some reading to do:
The Merchants of Doubt: https://www.merchantsofdoubt.org/
All We Can Save: https://www.allwecansave.earth/
The Uninhabitable Earth: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.....com/books/586541/th
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate: https://thischangeseverything.org/book/
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