Major plastics companies are supplying educational materials to schools as part of their science curriculum offerings. According to the materials being distributed, plastics are presented as safe products, recyclable resources, and a source of employment opportunities.

Critics of these industry-written lessons argue that the content serves as propaganda rather than objective science education. The concern centers on whether students are receiving balanced information about plastics, or whether industry-sponsored materials are skewing the narrative in favor of the companies providing them.