the only way recycling would work would be if new plastic was more expensive than the recycled plastic FOR THE MANUFACTURER. Consumers have no power to change corporations because corporations control the market.

You can always count on Mastodon to stamp out any sunny moment you might be having.

I have to be That Guy and point out that glass, paper, metal, and battery recycling are all very Good and Necessary, and it's just plastic we need to boot into the sun.

So... what you're saying is either way you're Wiliem Dafoe. Nice.

It's perfectly chemically feasible. This idea that it's not is new and counter-propaganda.
But it needs billions invested in it. Same as everything else that ever actually has gotten up.

Random person doing DIY will more process plastic into something other than segregation for years

everyone I rant to about recycling being a scam looks at me like I’m crazy. Yes, I AM crazy, but that’s not why. Sometimes I’m just right about stuff!

petter parker where are you

Ok, but the positive part is that it indeed recycles some of this shit. Recycling this shit is materialized in collective consciousness and infrastructures. That's part of a decent start after all, even if it initially involves the exploitation of exploiting entities themselves.