Recycling Plastics is the biggest Greenwashing Scam; chasing arrows recycling symbol on plastics has misguided us long enough and has led our planet into plastic pollution crisis.

The issue of waste is pivotal and intertwined with major environmental issues like climate change and pollution.

According to National Geographic, 90% plastics produced have NEVER been recycled.

Labels warning about the harms of continual usage and disposal of plastics, both to our Health and our Environment, can serve to educate, raise awareness, help people make conscious choices and combat the unbridled usage of plastics.

1) Microplastic Ingestion Warning; using graphic as in above video or text as below:

"Microplastics and chemical additives can leach into the contents of this plastic container, accumulate in the body and have long term damaging effects on health."

2) Environmental Hazard / Danger to Land or Marine Creatures Warnings; as in text below & / or icons as in link below / any other appropriate graphic images

“This container / bag may end up in oceans or landfills potentially causing harm to animals due to entanglement / suffocation or when mistakenly ingested by animals can cause suffering / death”

www.myecovive.com/plastics-envr-animals-hazard-warnings

3) Likely / Average Recycling Rate of Plastics, percentage that may be incinerated and end up in landfills or oceans as shown below or as symbols in the link:

< 9% Recycled 

~14% incinerated 

> 75% in Landfills or Oceans

www.myecovive.com/plastics-recycling-labelling

Though the recycling rate may vary in individual countries, by and large only 9% of plastics ever created have been recycled; 12% to 14% have been incinerated and the rest remains in our lands and in our waterways.

In addition to Governments having right rules / policies, Producers taking more responsibility for plastic waste generated by them, to truly address the issue of Plastic Pollution, we need heightened awareness from Consumers.

Background / References: www.myecovive.com/plastic-warnings-background-references