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oxford101 t1_itry3wl wrote
Reply to comment by mirhagk in Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse by chrisdh79
Plastic packaging recycling rate in Germany in 2019 was 99.6%
oxford101 t1_itrdkya wrote
Reply to Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse by chrisdh79
This may be the case in the USA but certainly not the case in Europe where extensive recycling g legislation has been in place since the 1990’s. If you want to recycle plastic you have to have the right legislation and subsidy in place to enable. If you just allow market forces to dictate recycling collection schemes it will fall over. The German subsidy in the 1990s was $1500 per tonne
oxford101 t1_itwkn8r wrote
Reply to comment by mirhagk in Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse by chrisdh79
Please note my stats refer to Plastic packaging the 55% refers to all Plastics recycled