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Plastic recycling is the reprocessing of plastic waste into new and useful products. When performed correctly, this can reduce dependence on landfill, conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Although recycling rates are increasing, they lag behind those of other recoverable materials, such as aluminum, glass and paper. The global recycling rate in 2015 was 19.5%, while 25.5% was incinerated and the remaining 55% disposed of to landfill. Since the beginning of plastic production in the 20th century, until 2015, the world has produced some 6.3 billion tone's of plastic waste, only 9% of which has been recycled, and only ~1% has been recycled more than once
In an alternative approach known as
feedstock recycling, waste plastic is converted back into its starting
chemicals, which can then be reprocessed back into fresh plastic. This offers
the hope of greater recycling but suffers from higher energy and capital costs. Waste plastic can also be
burnt in place of fossil fuels as
part of energy recovery.
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