Tell the FTC: Don’t let plastic companies mislead us about recycling

FTC Director Lina Khan,

Many plastic products are difficult to impossible to recycle. But the plastic industry wants to be able to put a recycling symbol even on products that are virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills.

This misinformation effort would lead to confusion over symbols that people expect to be accurate and reliable, allowing the plastic industry to sell more plastic on the false promise that their products will be recycled.

I urge you to prohibit the use of the word "recyclable," the chasing arrows recycling symbol, or other statements that imply a product is recyclable unless the item is actually being recycled.