Reduce, Reuse, Don't Recycle
14 hours ago
- #sustainability
- #plastic pollution
- #recycling myth
- The 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' mantra presents the three actions as equally responsible, but recycling plastic is largely ineffective.
- Only about 10% of plastic is recycled, with the rest entering food chains and contributing to disease.
- Plastic pollution is worsening, and global intervention is needed to address it, though historical solutions to long-term problems are lacking.
- Recycling is not a solution but a distraction from the real issues of plastic waste.
- Real change requires focusing on reducing and reusing plastic and rethinking our overall relationship with it.