Ghost recycling: how Big Oil re-brands and sells fossil fuel as green plastic

Ghost recycling: how Big Oil re-brands and sells fossil fuel as green plastic

Oil giant Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest corporate contributor to global warming, supplies plastic largely made out of crude oil and labelled as “recycled” to major consumer brands touting green claims to shoppers. Bowing to petrochemical industry lobbying, the EU plans to legalise and subsidise this misleading practice with millions of euros. Critics argue that profit is prioritised over efforts to reduce plastic pollution and its impact on …