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Texas resident used Apple AirTags to discover plastics taken to Houston recycling centers aren't being recycled

The investigative report shows the facility is funded by #ExxonMobil.

So, O&G is still trying to greenwash their wanton production of virgin plastic through recycling programs?

It’s been decades since O&G’s own researchers (and later suppressed) determined recycling was not commercially viable.

The Public is already aware of this (the woman who started own investigation with AirTags was skeptical of city claims).

A mere 5% of plastic produced is recycled [1]

The real headline here is that Houston (effectively O&G’s backyard) public officials are clueless.

[1] https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131131088/recycling-plastic

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41419400