...plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and...

[Onion BlueskyOnion Bluesky is verified member.]

Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic.

In fact, only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life.

(Published Aug. 2024)

View on Bluesky
Source: at://did:plc:kkf4naxqmweop7dv4l2iqqf5/app.bsky.feed.generator/news-2-0
Author: ProPublica (@propublica.org)