"The oil and plastic industries have continually lied, created a demand for plastic, and shifted the blame of the climate crisis to consumers – all for profit, says author Beth Gardiner in an interview with the Guardian.
“I think what stood out most is the deliberateness and intentionality over the years of pushing plastic into our lives,” she said.
Plastic was framed not as an overproduction problem, but as a litter problem. In the US in the late 50s, food, drink, cigarette and packaging companies formed the organization Keep America Beautiful, spending huge amounts on promoting themselves and the message to put rubbish in the correct places.
It was a similar story with recycling. The industry understood that an attempt at recycling would make consumers less guilty about the waste they were producing. “They pushed so many myths and lies,” Gardiner says.
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Direct link to the interview/article with Beth Gardner - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/19/they-pushed-so-many-lies-about-recycling-the-fight-to-stop-big-oil-pumping-billions-more-into-plastics?CMP=share_btn_url
