The U.S. Barely Recycled Last Year

It’s easy to hate plastic recycling in the U.S. — even for the most conscious consumer.It’s not because we don’t think there should be a circular economy that would reroute plastic items away from landfills. It’s because the U.S. recycling system is broken and complicated. According to a new analysis, we are recycling less than we ever have.
Since the 1970s, oil companies have known that recycling wasn’t a real solution to reducing plastic waste.But they heavi