It's not all that surprising that businesses have lied about the recyclability of plastics. What was *somewhat* of a surprise to me was ... just how far back that deceit goes: 1973.
Back in 1973, Exxon knew there would not be a cost effective way to recycle plastic.
@pluralistic's latest Pluralistic traces the lies from Exxon's early recycling campaign ads through Dow's promise to turn sneakers into playground surfaces: https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/14/they-knew/#doing-it-again
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@brainwise @pluralistic I happened to wake up early on recycling day, and I saw that they sent the regular garbage truck instead of the recyclables truck. I think my municipality has given up on the charade.
@ambulocetus @pluralistic I've seen that around here, too.