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92% of plastic goes to landfill in the USA

WHERE DO ALL THOSE PLASTIC BOTTLES GO?

28.9 MILLION TONNES

LANDFILL

2.6 MILLION TONNES

INCENERATION

2.2 MILLION TONNES

RECYCLING

REFERENCE:ENERGY AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF NONRECYCLED PLASTICS (NRP) AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES(MSW)THAT ARE CURRENTLY LANDFILLED IN THE FIFTY STATES N.J.THEMELIS, M.J. CASTALDI. J.BHATTI, AND L.ARSOVA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY EARTH ENGINEERING CENTRE 2011 WHERE DO ALL THOSE PLASTIC BOTTLES GO? 28.9 MILLION TONNES 2.6 MILLION TONNES 2.2 MILLION TONNES LANDFILL INCINERATION RECYCLING REFERENCE: ENERGY AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF NONRECYCLED PLASTICS (NRP) AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW) THAT ARE CURRENTLY LANDFILLED IN THE FIFTY STATES N.J. THEMELIS, M.J. CASTALDI, J. BHATTI, AND L. ARSOVA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY EARTH ENGINEERING CENTRE 2011

92% of plastic goes to landfill in the USA

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This chart shows the mass of plastic in the USA that goes to landfill, incineration and recycling. Unfortunately there exists only a small market for recycled plastic products. Recycled plastic gets u... sed for low-grade plastic items such as plumbing pipes, outdoor furniture and garbage bins. All of the plastic bottles you will purchase that store food and personal care products are made from virgin petroleum and despite their 'recyclability', little of them will ever turn into a new product. The message from this chart is 'don't buy plastic in the first place'.

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