Can Plastic Recycling Ever Really Work?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/headway/plastic-recycling-california-law.html

Author: Susan Shain

Jan Dell is a collector. But instead of art or action figures, she collects what she calls “bad plastic containers.” She is a connoisseur and a completist: Her specimens include lids from oatmeal canisters, cups from fast-food joints, cleaners wrapped in shrink sleeves, and many, many Amazon mailers. Each carries the familiar “chasing arrows” recycling symbol; none, she believes, will ever be recycled.