We Can’t Recycle Our Way Out Of This | Michelle Spalding

A few years ago, I watched an episode of Broken titled Recycling Sham, and one of the comments that stood out for me was “we can’t recycle our way out of this mess.” Sadly, only about 9% of the plastic we use can be recycled — which means the other 91% ends up in landfills, by the side of the road, in parks, and in our water.