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American Chemistry Council vs UNEA-5

In the weeks since the UNEA-5 resolution on a treaty to end plastic pollution, there has been the predictable flood of PR messaging from the industry coopting the terminology of the resolution (e.g. sustainability) and pushing their agenda (‘advanced recycling’) as the solution.

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A Propaganda Model

So long as we treat propaganda as a ‘messaging problem’ as opposed to the systemic problem that it is, we are playing a game of whack-a-mole against an opposition that is playing a sophisticated game of reality manipulation. The masters of the game is the PR machine; the PR councilors and political consultants (same thing, different customer).

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  • DeSmog Climate Disinformation Database 

    Research on people and organizations involved in climate disinformation with some overlap with plastics.

  • SourceWatch

    A good resource for information on known propagandists.

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Meta Ad Spending

Meta (Facebook and Instagram) provides information on ad spending over the past 90 days.  Here is a rundown of spending for key entities in the plastics public relations network:

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Recycling Lies: “Chemical Recycling” of Plastic Is Just Greenwashing Incineration

A new NRDC analysis found that the majority of “chemical recycling” facilities studied are not recycling any plastic but instead creating fuels and releasing hazardous pollutants into communities and the environment. The analysis further found that Agilyx, an Oregon-based processing plant lauded as the gold standard of “chemical recycling”, has produced hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic waste in a single year that is sent to incineration. The majority of these facilities are located in and affect communities that are disproportionately people of color, low income, or both–resulting in significant environmental justice concerns.

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