Recycling a waste of time?3 Oct 2020 09:50
Good article in Money week Magazine
Recycle plastic? It’s not worth it
“Mass production of plastics began in the 1950s. So far 8.3 billion metric tons has been created, according to a 2018 study published in Science. Currently, we produce around 300 million tonnes globally each year. Most of that is in the form of disposable products: half of all plastic produced ends up in the bin within a year. Of the 29 million tons of plastic waste collected in the EU (including the UK) in 2018, about 30% was recycled (a far higher proportion than in the US). About 43% was burned in incineration plants, but a quarter ended up in landfill. “