Plastics Punch
Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck, who served as an EPA regional administrator during the Obama administration, says the problem is that unlike materials such as paper, glass and aluminum, plastics have never been recycled at a rate higher than 10 percent in the U.S. “They need to change their marketing to say that recycling is real except for plastics,” said Enck, whose organization wants to block new plastic manufacturing and plastic-burning facilities.
Plastic Industry’s $1M ‘Recycling Is Real’ Campaign Designed To Reclaim the Narrative
The Plastics Industry Association says its campaign is meant to overcome “anti-recycling” rhetoric by educating lawmakers and brands. Advocacy groups say this ignores plastic recycling’s challenges.