{"id":3966,"date":"2020-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/3966\/how-the-plastic-industry-exploited-anxiety-about-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T12:41:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:41:23","slug":"how-the-plastic-industry-exploited-anxiety-about-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/how-the-plastic-industry-exploited-anxiety-about-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The Making of an Echo Chamber: How the plastic industry exploited anxiety about COVID-19 to attack reusable bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"p4descriptive_paragraph\">In a new research brief, Greenpeace USA details the ways the plastics industry is exploiting people\u2019s fears around COVID-19. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/12\/9da2bbd3-the-making-of-an-echo-chamber_-how-the-plastic-industry-exploited-anxiety-about-covid-19-to-attack-reusable-bags-1.pdf\"><b>new research brief<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Greenpeace USA details the ways the plastics industry is exploiting people\u2019s fears around COVID-19. 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