26 Oct 2021 --- UK Prime minister Boris Johnson has riled up the plastics recycling industry ahead of the COP26 climate change summit by claiming plastics recycling “doesn’t work” and “doesn’t begin to address the [pollution] problem.” Johnson suggests “we’ve all got to cut down our use of plastic” instead. The comments – given in response to children’s questions at a special event organized by Downing Street – have irked many in the recycling industry. The Recycling Association’s CEO Simon Ellin says the Prime minister has “completely lost the plastic plot.”
