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Under intense pressure from community advocates, the plastic industry is scrambling to adopt new "transparency" standards for chemical recycling. We don't want compliance spin—we want clean air! #PlasticTruth #StopTheBurn
#beyondpetrochemicals
www.wastedive.com/news/chemica...
New chemical recycling standard aims to bring transparency to operations
After years of stakeholder conversations, the new voluntary certification standard aims to “build trust” in a polarizing industry, SCS Standards says.
www.wastedive.com
July 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
momscleanairforce.org
Starbucks recently touted its cold-beverage cups as “widely recyclable.” An anti-plastics group put trackers on three dozen cups in nine states and Washington, D.C. - and none of them made it to a recycling facility. #PlasticTruth #plasticpollution #momsky

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Group tracking Starbucks cold cups says none made it to recycling facility
New findings from an anti-plastics group suggests that recycling efforts in the U.S. continue to fall short.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 21, 2026 at 1:43 AM
momscleanairforce.org
Industry giants are lobbying to "ditch" air protections so they can 🔥 burn more plastic in our backyards. "Advanced recycling" is a distraction from the real solution: making less #plastic. Let’s choose our kids. #PlasticTruth #BeyondPetrochemicals
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After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling  - Inside Climate News
When former top Environmental Protection Agency official Judith Enck noticed a cavalcade of chemical and plastics industry lobbyists visiting the agency’s Washington headquarters in February, she wond...
insideclimatenews.org
April 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
momscleanairforce.org
Faster permits for plastic burning 🔥🔥🔥 ? That’s not a win for us. New proposals could fast-track "advanced recycling" plants without the necessary health safeguards. We need to choose our families over industry speed. #PlasticTruth #BeyondPetrochemicals
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EPA’s Plastic Waste Recycling Proposal Said to Ease Permitting
An idea the EPA is floating—to stop classifying a plastics recycling technology as a type of incineration—would ease permitting for facilities turning wastes into products, according to a major trade ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
April 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
momscleanairforce.org
New reports show the plastics industry is pushing for total exemptions from air monitoring. They want to burn 🔥 plastic with zero public reporting. We see through the lobbyist talk! 🤐 #PlasticTruth #BeyondPetrochemicals #mpc #CleanAir www.klgates.com/2026-Regulat...
2026 Regulatory Outlook: Advanced Recycling
The recycling industry, traditionally seen as stable, is in an era of innovation and growth.
www.klgates.com
May 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
climatequest.io
Coca-Cola is forced to rework “100% recyclable / recycled” claims in Europe after consumer groups flagged them as misleading. The new labels will clarify that caps & labels aren’t included, no more greenwashing. www.esgtoday.com/coca-cola-co...

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Coca-Cola Commits to Improve Recycling Claims Following EU Greenwashing Complaint - ESG Today
Coca-Cola has agreed to make a series of changes to the recycling claims on its plastic bottles, according to a statement today by the European Commission, following a greenwashing complaint made by t...
www.esgtoday.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM