{"id":17967,"date":"2020-09-13T10:17:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T14:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=17967"},"modified":"2020-09-13T10:17:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T14:17:12","slug":"how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2020\/09\/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled\/","title":{"rendered":"How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And I bet you thought that, after you rinsed and separated and carefully &#8216;recycled&#8217; all those plastic containers, that the plastic would actually be re-used&#8230;and not end up in a landfill? Garbage is a dirty game folks&#8230;and plastic recycling is the lipstick on that pig. ~jg<\/p>\n<p>Is Plastic Recycling A Lie? Oil Companies Touted Recycling To Sell More Plastic : NPR https:\/\/n.pr\/3mkr7VK<br \/>\n#jg<\/p>\n<p>The Article &#8216;How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled&#8217; originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/09\/11\/897692090\/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled?t=1599932392400\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/09\/11\/897692090\/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled?t=1599932392400<\/a><br \/>\nJamie&#8217;s comments are his own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And I bet you thought that, after you rinsed and separated and carefully &#8216;recycled&#8217; all those plastic containers, that the plastic would actually be re-used&#8230;and not end up in a landfill? Garbage is a dirty game folks&#8230;and plastic recycling is the lipstick on that pig. ~jg Is Plastic Recycling A Lie? 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