The Plastic Recycling Scam - with Dr. Veena Singla
- Green Street Radio
- Mar 7
- 1 min read
The plastic industry is desperately trying to convince us that they can recycle plastic. Too bad it doesn't work.
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the link between plastic food containers and heart disease, how climate change is threatening drinking water, and how RFK’s promise to regulate hazardous chemicals by getting rid of corporate influence will sit with the corporate cronies President Trump has selected to staff the EPA. Then Columbia University’s Dr. Veena Singla talks about her career studying the various methods being used by the plastic industry to try to make their products seem sustainable.
Links from the Interview
Dr. Singla's page at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition: https://sustainablepackaging.org/people/veena-singla/
The Burning Truth Behind Chemical Recycling (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJGDCCgELMk
Links from the News Eating from plastic containers may increase the risk of heart disease: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/plastic-food-containers-heart-failure
Climate change is putting drinking water a risk: https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-drinking-water
RFK has his work cut out for him working with the EPA: https://www.eenews.net/articles/can-trump-make-america-healthy-again-with-this-epa/
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