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Only 9% of all plastic ever discarded in the United States since 1950 has been recycled
has highlighted the environmental impact of the production and incineration of plastic around the world. It forecasts that the plastic lifecycle will add 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in 2019, equivalent to the emissions from 189 five-hundred megawatt coal power plants. Emissions from plastic are now threatening the ability of the global community to meet carbon emissions targets. The report also took a closer look at known paths of plastic waste in the U.S.
While plastic waste floating in our oceans, clogging our canals and coating our pavements rightfully attracts the bulk of the attention from campaigners, the life of plastic in the waste disposal system sometimes gets overlooked. The following infographic shows the total amount of plastic waste generated in the U.S. by year and where it goes once it enters the municipal solid waste disposal system.
So why does so little plastic get recycled in the U.S. given the scale of the recent global backlash? Plastic packaging represents 40% of total production of plastic products and it is known to be highly problematic to recycle. Even when plastic products can be recycled, the process tends to involve many steps requiring separate collection, long-distance transportation, processing and re-manufacture.
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