Big plastic polluters accused of cynically backing US recycling day
by Emily Holden in Washington and Oliver Milman in Ne from on (#4V5HD)
America Recycles Day promoted by EPA is brainchild of not-for-profit backed by companies that produce plastic products
America's government-backed national recycling awareness day is being used as cover by large corporations that are churning out enormous volumes of plastic that end up strewn across landscapes, rivers and in the ocean, critics have said.
The America Recycles Day event on Friday is being vigorously promoted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a way to encourage Americans to recycle more.
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