Summary of Is Your Plastic Actually Being Recycled? | NYT Opinion

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The video argues that people should not rely on recycling to recover materials from plastic because it is not actually happening very often. He instead recommends that people start buying products "as if nothing gets recycled" in order to force companies to rethink their recycling practices.

• 00:00:00 The video explains that, contrary to popular belief, not all plastics are recycled and that many items that are labeled "recyclable" are actually not. The video also discusses a lawsuit against Keurig over false advertising.
• 00:05:00 The author of the video argues that people should not rely on the recycling process to recover materials from plastic because it is not actually happening very often. He instead recommends that people start buying products "as if nothing gets recycled" in order to force companies to rethink their recycling practices.