# Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study

<https://phys.org/news/2022-10-plastic-recycling-myth-greenpeace.html>

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## What Jamie wrote

Ugh… recycling isn't gonna be the answer for dealing with plastic.

> Titled "Circular Claims Fall Flat Again," the study found that of 51 million tons of plastic waste generated by US households in 2021, only 2.4 million tons were recycled, or around five percent.

Neat. Plastic may be mankind's most lasting mark on the Universe.

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