Plastic recycling

Less than 9% of plastic in the U.S. is recycled each year, according to the EPA. The rest ends up in landfills, is burned or released into the environment.
Big brands are betting on a silver bullet solution to the world’s plastics pollution mess.
Plastic trash has overwhelmed America. Fossil fuel companies are about to make it worse.
In Germany, strict recycling laws are widely praised. But success masks a dark truth.
This new reality risks an increase of plumes of toxic pollution that threaten many black and Latino communities.
Recycled plastic is keeping millions of discarded bottles out of our oceans, for now. But is it a long-term solution?
The company says it's committed to recycling, but a new Greenpeace report says that's not enough.