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Environment & Energy

gab13by13

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2. Only 6% of plastic bottles are recycled into another plastic bottle.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2024, 07:56 AM

Aug 2024

70% of every glass bottle is made from a recycled glass bottle.

When they say recyclable, they don't specify what that plastic bottle is recycled into. They are recycled into items that are not recyclable, like clothing and rugs that eventually end up in a landfill.

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When Is "Recyclable" Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means. [View all] sl8 Aug 2024 OP

Right because Resin Identification Codes (RIC's) aren't misleading enough Shermann Aug 2024 #1

Only 6% of plastic bottles are recycled into another plastic bottle. gab13by13 Aug 2024 #2

Good article in "Grist" referenced in the ProPublica story erronis Aug 2024 #3