Resources

Recycling is often promoted as the solution to the plastic crisis, but it cannot solve it on its own. Oceana’s The Inadequate Solutions Fact Sheet examines why commonly proposed approaches, including recycling, waste trade, incineration and bioplastics, fail to address the growing amount of plastic entering the environment. The fact sheet explains the limitations of each strategy and argues that these efforts will fall short unless companies also reduce their plastics production. It highlights source reduction and reuse as essential steps toward addressing the plastic pollution crisis.