Plastic Recycling

The following plastic objects can be recycled

Plastic accounts for 12.0% of waste in the household bin.
Plastic is made from crude oil - a valuable and limited non-renewable resource.
Recycling plastic saves 2/3 of the energy required to produce plastic from raw materials.
Every plastic bag we throw away stays buried in the ground for up to 500 years before it finally breaks down.
27 recycled soft drink bottles can be recycled into one fleece jacket.
150 recycled plastic bottles can be made into one mat.
It takes 5 PET bottles to make 1 square foot of polyester carpet, an extra large t-shirt or filling for a ski jacket.
One tonne of plastic is equivalent to 20,000 two litre drink bottles or 120,000 carrier bags. Plastic consumption is growing at about 4% every year in Western Europe.
Manufacturers who once packaged their goods in glass have changed to plastics packaging for a variety of reasons:
- Lower Cost
- Improved storage - clear glass allows goods such as milk to be adversely affected by sun light, loosing vitamin value.
- Safety - plastic packaging is less hazardous if dropped).
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