Recycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say.

As usual … every good idea seems to eventually go bad.

Especially when money in involved.

Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled.

What makes our lives convenient is also burying us. Plastic Wars, presented by The Passionate Eye, looks at the mounting crisis and how the industry has spent millions promoting recycling — just to sell more plastic.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-passionate-eye/recycling-was-a-lie-a-big-lie-to-sell-more-plastic-industry-experts-say-1.5735618