[uupretirees] Putting things in your recycling bin is not enough

  • From: Eric Russell <ericprussell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "uupad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <uupad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 17:15:20 +0000

The system is set up to defeat your good intentions.  Demand better from both 
your sources and your recycling centers, aka your municipal governments.  Eric

Amazon Packages Burn in India, Last Stop in Broken Plastic Recycling System 
(bloomberg.com)<https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-india-plastic-recycling-pollution/?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20221230&instance_id=81439&nl=climate-forward&regi_id=119134593&segment_id=121182&sref=UBrhZ1ro&te=1&user_id=519dd6e477b61db01b6c076d7c57e756>
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Amazon Packages Burn in India, Last Stop in Broken Recycling 
System<https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-india-plastic-recycling-pollution/?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20221230&instance_id=81439&nl=climate-forward&regi_id=119134593&segment_id=121182&sref=UBrhZ1ro&te=1&user_id=519dd6e477b61db01b6c076d7c57e756>
Plastic wrappers and parcels that start off in Americans’ recycling bins end up 
at illegal dumpsites and industrial furnaces — and inside the lungs of people 
in Muzaffarnagar.
www.bloomberg.com

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