Greenpeace report finds plastics recycling is a dead-end street
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Lisa Ramsden, a senior plastics campaigner at Greenpeace, spoke with ABC News about a new report that says the majority of plastic in the U.S. is not recycled.
Majority of plastic produced in US isn't recycled, according to new report.
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95% Of Plastic Waste Wasn't Recycled In 2021, Greenpeace Report Says
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Paper or plastic? Gift cards don't need to be trash - ABC News
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US only recycled 5 percent of plastic waste in 2021: Greenpeace report
Recycling Past and Present and the New Innovation Challenge for Materials at End-of-Life
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Greenpeace report: No US plastic is truly recyclable
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Recycling Will Not Save the Environment
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Should plastic go in the recycling bin?
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The world can't recycle its way out of the plastics crisis - The Boston Globe
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Is plastic recycling a dead-end street? New Greenpeace report, “Circular Claims Fall Flat Again,” finds that U.S. households generated an…