Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study

Re:Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study by tedivm on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:12AM (#33316872)

The problem there is that the law didn't define "reusable" bags well enough, so stores just made slightly thicker plastic bags and called them reusable even though they really aren't. As a result people ended up using the same amount of bags but with far more plastic.

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Re:Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study by cptskippy on Monday October 24, 2022 @11:33AM (#33318058)

> The problem there is that the law didn't define "reusable" bags well enough

There is no one law, this has occurred independently in municipalities across the globe.

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Re:Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study by smileysteve on Monday October 24, 2022 @01:15PM (#33319448)

Anecdotally, the thicker ones are very reusable; but consumers (the 90 percent) are ignorant about reusing and recycling.

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Re:Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study by Tagbert on Monday October 24, 2022 @02:06PM (#33320171)

I see the benefit of those heavier “reusable” bags as coming from the fact that they are less likely to blow away and get into the waterways. If you drop one it is more likely to be picked up and put in to the trash instead of ending up in a turtle’s breakfast.

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