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		Overtonwindow on March 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling my... And unfortunately, there’s not a lot that can be done. Congress is not going to go against the plastic, packaging and bottling industry, or the petroleum industry. The best we could hope for is a tariff on plastic products, or large state taxes on plastic bottles, packaging, and fill material.

llm_trw on March 17, 2024 [–]

So work on local locals first.

You don't need the federal government to solve this problem for you.

Everyone from your city to your state can be pressured to add to the cost of plastic.

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