>Ok, you're describing some kind of scam

Yes, exactly. I'm not accusing them per se, I'm just saying the info you provided does not declare itself to not be a scam. It's like if you asked if killed someone and I replied "I don't own a gun" - it does not sufficiently answer the question

"We recover 80% of plastics" does not mean "We reduce the generation of new plastics by 80%", and the second one is the one that matters.