Key Documents
Big Oil and the plastics industry deceived the public for decades about plastic recycling — causing the global plastic waste crisis.
Behind the plastic waste crisis is a decades-long campaign of fraud and deception created and perpetuated by fossil fuel and other petrochemical companies.
Despite knowing decades ago that plastic recycling is neither technically or economically viable, these companies, along with their trade groups, still falsely promote recycling as a solution to plastic waste. This deception has protected and expanded plastic markets while stalling meaningful action to tackle plastic waste and pollution. It’s time for accountability.
