“We’ve all known for a long time, recycling is a scam for many materials.”
I remember hearing, years ago, that at least some of the WWII recycling drives were fake, just to get people involved in the war effort on the home front.
I recall that same thing about the WWII metal drives. Just think - even back then they had psycholical experts on staff figuring out ways to direct people to a desired way of thinking. Although in the sense of WWII, perhaps it was a way of boosting morale or whatever, giving the people the idea that they were helping their husbands and sons fighting overseas. And not such a terrible thing.
I read somewhere where some school board (mine?) wanted the teachers to not deal with the facts of climate change, but to focus on the emotions and feelings of climate change!