America's first plastic recycling mill in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, opened in 1972. It took several years and a concerted effort for average citizens to embrace the recycling habit, but embrace it they did, and they have continued to do so in increasing numbers—but is it enough? Recycling ...
“Plastic recycling does work. Littering plastics has a negative effect on the environment so collecting household plastics for recycling helps to ensure they are disposed of responsibly,” says Richard McKinlay, Axion’s Head of Consulting. “The recycled plastics can be given a second life in n...
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Some changes matter more than others, the researchers concluded. Requiring manufacturers to use at least 30 percent recycled materials for some kinds of plastic, eliminating unnecessarysingle-use plastics, building up recycling and landfill capacity and charging a fee for plastic packaging could curb th...
根据第一段To help this transformation,Igus,a Germany-based manufacturer ofhigh-performance plastics,has been developing and investing in the work of recycling plastics for manyyears.(为了帮助实现这一转变,总部位于德国的高性能塑料制造商Igus多年来一直在开发和投资回收塑料的工作)可知 Igu...
Here’s the difference between recycling and remanufacturing: when you recycle something, the product is dismantled and any reusable materials like glass and plastic are removed and converted back into raw materials to be manufactured into new parts for a new product. When you remanufacture an objec...
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We all make an impact on the environment, but making small changes and informed decisions can help reduce the negative aspects of that impact. Recycling or shopping for eco-friendly products are great places to start a more sustainable lifestyle— but, what does “eco-friendly” actually mean?
You probably have no idea how recycling works. Most Americans -- who recyclenearly 87 million tonsof waste each year -- likely think that the plastic and paper thrown into those special blue bins gets sorted by some nebulous government agency and automatically becomes an environmentally-friendly ...
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