Another green "feel good" scam .... "recycling"..
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270714/china-throws-recycling-scam-trash-daniel-greenfield
Every branch of government from Washington D.C. to your local town council had spent a fortune convincing people that recycling is a magical process that turns your old pizza boxes into new pizza boxes while creating those imaginary “green jobs” in the community. The reality was a lot dirtier.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270714/china-throws-recycling-scam-trash-daniel-greenfield