# Is there growing scientific consensus that recycling plastic is bad for the environment?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-growing-scientific-consensus-that-recycling-plastic-is-bad-for-the-environment/975880 "2022-12-01T21:12:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-growing-scientific-consensus-that-recycling-plastic-is-bad-for-the-environment/975880/41 "2026-08-30T23:05:48Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> In many of the facilities in which the mixed recycling is sorted, people do a lot of the work, but some companies are trying to use artificial intelligence to improve efficiency.

This is the case for the large sorting facility whose description I linked to just above. It has 19 automated sorting stations with optical sensors and AI integration.

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