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Consumer Action: Consumer Poll Finds Americans Incorrectly Believe Plastic Is Most Recyclable Material
July 23, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 -- Consumer Action issued the following news release:

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- Opportunity Abounds for Changing Purchasing and Recycling Habits

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A new survey released today by Consumer Action finds that most consumers are misinformed about the recyclability of plastic, resulting in purchasing and recycling habits that harm the environment and ignore basic facts about the nature of plastic products and other packaging mate . . .

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