She puts Airtags in her trash cans to track their journey: she discovers that her plastic waste is not recycled

magictr | September 5, 2024 | News | No Comments

Ces déchets, censés être recyclés, s’entassent depuis fin 2022, sans traitement (illustration). Unsplash

Une écologiste texane a utilisé des AirTags pour découvrir que les déchets plastiques censés être recyclés à Houston aux États-Unis étaient en réalité déversés dans une décharge non certifiée.

Brandy, a Texas environmentalist, used AirTags to track the journey of her trash, placing it in plastic bags and heading to the landfill in Houston, a city that claims to be a leader in recycling.

< /iframe> </p> <p>According to <em>Newsweek</em>, out of twelve AirTags, nine were located in an open dump run by Wright Waste Management, a company that is supposed to recycle plastics. But the company, which has been pending certification for recycling for two years, is simply piling up the waste without treating it.</p> <p>A joint investigation by <em>CBS News </em>and <em>Inside Climate News </em>confirmed these findings. Drone footage shows <em>"piles of plastic waste reaching ten feet high"</em>. This waste, which is supposed to be recycled, has been piling up since late 2022, without treatment.</p> <h2 class="txt-int">250 tons of waste since 2022</h2> <p>Asked about these revelations, Mark Wilfalk, Houston's solid waste manager, acknowledged that more than 250 tons of waste had been collected at this site. He said that these plastics were <em>"better at Wright than in a conventional landfill"</em>. Wright Waste Management, for its part, said it was stockpiling the plastics in preparation for its production launch.</p> <p>Brandy, climate justice coordinator for Air Alliance Houston, warned of the<em> "huge fire risk" </em>posed by this accumulation of waste when there is a residential neighborhood nearby. <em>"We're going to stockpile it for now. 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