I think this strongly depends on the country you are living in. I am from Hamburg, Germany and pretty sure that plastic from my trash can gets burned. If we put it into the recycling bin it's either used to produce new stuff or ends up in landfills so that future generations can (hopefully) use it to produce new stuff.
Large corporations are mainly responsible for pollution - they’ve managed to create the idea that its up to us as individuals so they can skirt responsibility. However, plastic bags do end up in the sea and turtles eat jellyfish. They see the bags, think it’s dinner and choke to death. Using fewer and reusing plastic bags can reduce the number in circulation.
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tatersnuffy t1_iuchaz5 wrote
cause plastic recycling is a lie. it all ends up in the trash, and a lot of trash gets dumped in the ocean.