It is clearly the goal of the plastics industry to increase plastics production.  A significant potential impediment to achieving that goal is a global plastics treaty which puts limits on production.  In order to counter the Reduce in the three Rs, false emphasis is put on the other two Rs: Recycle and Reuse.  Thus are born “Advanced Recycling” and “Circular Economy” -but a complete absence of plans for the reduction of production.  The first two are false narratives plugged into the Three Rs. Reduction is what is required to address climate change, plastic waste, and chemical pollution.  By repeating the false narratives and ignoring the impactful solution, the plastics industry intends to influence public perception and policy in a way that undermines attempts to solve the environmental issues in ways that are effective, but ultimately negatively impact their profits.