{"id":3951,"date":"2020-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/3951\/deception-by-the-numbers\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T12:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:41:22","slug":"deception-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/deception-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Deception by the Numbers: Claims about Chemical Recycling Don&#8217;t Hold Up to Scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>In a new report, Greenpeace USA shows how the American Chemistry Council is using the fantasy of chemical recycling to mislead investors, governments, and the public into believing that we can recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure class='wp-block-image size-large p4featured_image'><img src='https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/022ba2d1-houston.jpg' alt='An industrial flare burns off waste at refining plant more than a week after Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas area' \/><figcaption class='wp-element-caption'>An industrial flare burns off waste at refining plant more than a week after Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite decades of deceptive industry marketing, we know we can\u2019t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. 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