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LOS ANGELES, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The plastic recycling rate in the United States fell to between 5 percent and 6 percent in 2021, according to a new study. The report, released by environmental groups The Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics on Wednesday, said the "paltry" recycling rate...
About 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the United States each year, but only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled. A new report from the Center for Climate Integrity, "The Fraud of Plastic Recycling," accuses the plastics i
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Enck and other plastics experts not involved in the research said it underscores the need to look into the issue more deeply. Anja Brandon, associate director of U.S. plastics policy at Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit group. “The findings are certainly alarming enough that it’s worthy o...
United States, Sept 23, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that humanity cannot just recycle its way out of the mess, and she called for a total rethink about the way we use plastics. ...
Recycling solid wastes decreases our need for methods of disposal. The metal in broken cars can be recycled and made into new steel. Worn-out rubber tires can be turned into new ones and used again. Plastics and other rubber products can be recycled. Metal cans and glass bottles can also ...
As a global leader in resource recycling, INTCO Recycling has not stopped pursuing innovation in the circular economy despite the success of EPS recycling. In 2018, INTCO Recycling launched its PET recycling base in Malaysia. Spanning the recycling of multiple types of plastics, this facility ...
How much is plastic waste recycled in the United Kingdom? After a rapid growth since 2012, the UK's plastic recycling rate has plateaued in recent years.
"[T]oday's recycling processes and infrastructure are grossly insufficient to manage the diversity, complexity and quantity of plastic waste in the United States," the group concluded in a Decemberreport. The Plastics Industry Association accused Beyond Plastics' report of cherry-picking evidence. In...