Big oil's plastic expansion: Systemic drivers and global recycling myths
Original framing: “‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics” — The Guardian - Environment
The recycling myth itself is a trickster construct—corporations and governments weaponize the language of sustainability to deflect blame, inverting responsibility onto consumers. The absurdity lies in the fact that recycling is marketed as a solution while being engineered to fail, revealing the performative nature of corporate 'green' commitments.
The story underscores the need to shift from individual to systemic solutions in addressing plastic pollution.
It highlights the role of big oil in perpetuating plastic production and the inadequacy of current recycling models. A holistic approach involving policy reform, corporate accountability, and global collaboration is essential to address this issue.