[positivecomment]

I'm sorry but you're presenting us just some anecdotal evidence. Where I'm living, there's no obvious evidence to show that recycling doesn't work. These don't prove anything.

[andrewstuart]

That's cause you're not listening to the message.

The message is not that recycling does not work.

The message is that because recycling half-works, you feel comfortable consuming vast quantities of garbage packaging.

Recycling is the mechanism that permits you to not question the packaging industry.

I did not say that recycling does not work.

The genius of recycling is that it half works, with the incredibly powerful outcome that people like you argue on behalf of the packaging industry.

Recycling is a sleight of hand. Like a world class magician, it is a redirection of our attention away from what the packaging industry is doing.

Recycling is the "look here, see everything is OK, we're not actually doing anything so bad".

[positivecomment]

What percentage of recycling industry is owned by packaging industry? Are there any examples?

Why doesn't recycling fully work?

Is the garbage generated from packaging higher in the countries where more recycling is made?

Sources with data and numbers would be very welcome.