Published: 09-14-2021
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Published: 09-14-2021
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A new report from Greenpeace USA reveals plastic recycling has largely failed after decades of being touted by corporations as a solution to the pollution crisis.

We clearly can’t trust corporations like PepsiCo to do what’s best for people and the planet, and this exemplifies why voluntary commitments by corporations have never been enough. We need a strong and binding Global Plastics Treaty that caps plastic production and ends single-use plastics.

This move would lock consumers into a future of rising health risks and medical costs–at a time when Americans are already struggling with economic and health burdens.