‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
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Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds

Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regar

Oh no, big oil lied to us? The same big oil that hired think tanks to gaslight us about climate change after an Exxon funded study found that climate change was real and caused primarily by humans? No! Couldn’t be! Say it ain’t so!

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