This Is NOT A Recycling Symbol

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Get Nebula using my link and get and 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/joescott Watch my exclusive video detailing the Resin Identification Codes and what they mean here: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-the-resin-identification-codes-and-what-they-mean For decades, we’ve been told that plastic waste is recyclable, and have been encouraged to recycle our plastic bottles and packaging. And yet, we somehow only recycle around 5% of the plastic waste we produce every year. And we keep producing more plastic every year. Why isn’t this working? Maybe it’s because even the plastic industry knows that plastic recycling is not technically or economically feasible. And they’ve been lying to us about it the whole time. A lot of the quotes were sourced from this report by the Center for Climate Integrity: https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/Fraud-of-Plastic-Recycling-2024.pdf Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: https://ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS https://invention.si.edu/imitation-ivory-and-power-play https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/chemistry/age-plastic-parkesine-pollution https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/chemistry/age-plastic-parkesine-pollution https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/guide-historical-challenge-prizes/the-billiard-ball-prize/ https://www.britannica.com/science/Bakelite https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-brief-history-of-plastic-world-conquest/ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/bakelite https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.175.4027.1240 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody https://priceonomics.com/the-true-story-of-the-crying-indian/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paleface_(1948_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Parker_Pallan https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/Fraud-of-Plastic-Recycling-2024.pdf https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/Fraud-of-Plastic-Recycling-2024.pdf https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/worlds-plastic-pollution-crisis-explained/ https://www.nspackaging.com/comment/recycling-symbols-explained-green-dot-mobius/ https://cdn.toxicdocs.org/6w/6wr0N7GOdVw85VaozkQqZp3M9/6wr0N7GOdVw85VaozkQqZp3M9.pdf https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1231690415/plastic-recycling-waste-oil-fossil-fuels-climate-change https://oceana.ca/en/blog/burning-plastic-is-not-a-recycling-solution-its-more-pollution/ https://www.cspinet.org/article/plastic-codes-numbers https://www.quora.com/Which-type-of-gases-are-emitted-when-burning-LDPE-and-PET-plastics https://www.pes-tec.com/images/pestec/TS-2-7_HDPE-Fire-Behaviour-and-Properties_20200220/GI_102-1_HDPE_Fire_Behaviour_and_Properties.pdf https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/2959/do-4-ldpe-plastic-bags-need-to-be-recycled-at-grocery-stores-like-2-hdp https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/plastic-research-polyethylene-releases-harmful-gases-when-exposed-to-sunlight.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypropylene#Manufacturing_from_polypropylene https://www.quora.com/Why-is-polypropylene-not-recyclable https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/10915818809014521 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene#Degradation https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=101741 https://www.un.org/en/exhibits/exhibit/in-images-plastic-forever https://turbofuture.com/misc/recycled-materials-list-examples https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/bci-study-claims-lead-batteries-most-recycled-consumer-product-in-united-states/ https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/ferrous-metals-material-specific-data https://www.steel.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Steel-Sustains-in-Recyclability-Fact-Sheet.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_recycling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_recycling TIMESTAMPS - 0:00 - Recycle Your Husband 2:00 - Plastic Recycling 7:00 - The Boom of WW2 10:27 - Tangent Cam 11:15 - The Problem 17:30 - Introducing RIC 20:38 - What's The Solution? 29:00- Sponsor - Nebula