RSS SubscribeHow Much of the World’s Plastic Waste Actually Gets Recycled?
By Nick Routley – Visual Capitalist
The United States, the world’s largest plastic polluter, recycles a mere 5% of its household plastic waste. Around the world, the situation is slightly better, but a staggering 91% of plastic waste is still incinerated, landfilled, or mismanaged (e.g. dumped into the ocean).
There is growing awareness of the world’s plastic waste challenges, so why isn’t that translating into higher rates of recycling?
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