up in landfills and the oceans. So basically there is no recycling of plastic. But why do we all do it so fastidiously? That’s because the suppliers of it want us to believe its being turned into bicycles, benches and sandals. Who are the suppliers you say? BP, Mobil, Exxon, Chevron and on and on. Platic is a petroleum based product so the oil producers make a fortune off the stuff. Decades ago there began a big push against single use plastic. So the oil companies themselves came up with the idea of recycling plastic. They just wanted consumers to believe it was all being recycled and unfortunately they succeeded with the help of politicians. They figured out that technically a lot of the plastic can be recycled but it is so costly to do it that it makes no sense for anyone to ever attempt it. But because of that technicality, they can put recycle logos and save the earth symbols all over their crap and packaging. They run TV commercials with platic bottles rolling down the street turning into park benches. You would think they were the Sierra Club. It’s all BS. I will raise my hand and say I am the biggest idiot of all because I am only now understanding this. I’m a dope and easily duped. I need to rethink some of my behavior.
