Idiotic headline. Recycling is definitively a good thing.
But since plastic is not yet recyclable/decomposable, it should be separated from the other waste.
The costs of recycling far, far outweigh any potential benefit. There is virtually no use for the vast majority of stuff you so dutifully wash, separate and put in the bin.
Since China quit taking it to dump in their own rivers, much of the “recycled” stuff just goes into the regular landfill.