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New Report Exposes the Limits of Plastic Recycling
Less than 25% of common plastics are recyclable and only 12% of facilities can process them, with 43% of US households lacking basic recycling access, Greenpeace reports.
- Recently, Greenpeace USA's Merchants of Myth found less than a quarter of common plastics recyclable, with U.S. recycling rates halving since 2014 to roughly 5%.
- Access and processing capacity constraints limit recycling as up to 43% of U.S. households lack basic service and only 12% of national municipal recycling facilities process common plastics.
- Greenpeace reports that collected plastics often aren’t recycled, with the public paying to burn or dump most, while industry spends billions on misleading PR, John Hocevar said.
- Scientists warn of health risks and economic costs, and Greenpeace USA says change requires regulatory action and politicians holding corporations accountable.
- Greenpeace USA says the plastic industry, retailers, brands, and trade associations are retracting sustainability commitments while global plastic production is projected to triple by 2050, making voluntary measures insufficient.
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New Report Exposes the Limits of Plastic Recycling
(StatePoint) Have you tossed plastic into a recycling bin recently? There’s a large chance that material won’t be recycled. That’s according to a new report, which finds that after decades of being touted as a solution to pollution, plastic recycling…
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