{"id":4956,"date":"2023-12-07T16:50:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/?p=4956"},"modified":"2024-10-04T16:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:16:16","slug":"plastic-recycling-facts-and-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/en\/plastic-recycling-facts-and-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic recycling &#8211; facts and figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-text\">Plastic recycling talk, labels, and bins seem to be everywhere, making us think we are on track with the issue. The facts show the opposite. Plastic lifecycle is far from circular: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/interactives\/beat-plastic-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">less than 10 %<\/a> gets recycled, around 12 % is incinerated, while the rest ends up in landfills. Let\u2019s see what the other data tell us.<\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-wrapper-post\">\n<div class=\"column-post-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5102\" src=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Plastic-production-is-increasing-3.jpg\" alt=\"1 Plastic production is increasing\" width=\"1080\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Plastic-production-is-increasing-3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Plastic-production-is-increasing-3-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Plastic-production-is-increasing-3-842x600.jpg 842w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Plastic-production-is-increasing-3-701x500.jpg 701w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Plastic-production-is-increasing-3-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Plastic-production-is-increasing-3-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-2 column-post-text\"><span class=\"post-title\"><strong>Plastic production is increasing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\n<li>Production of plastic accounts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/environment\/plastics\/increased-plastic-leakage-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3.4 %<\/a> of global CO2 emissions,<\/li>\n<li>Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/science\/article\/plastics-facts-infographics-ocean-pollution#:~:text=40%20percent%20of%20plastic%20produced,just%20once%20and%20then%20discarded.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">half<\/a> of all plastic ever manufactured was made since 2000,<\/li>\n<li>Plastic production has more than doubled in the last 2 decades and is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/environment\/plastics\/plastics-lifecycle-is-far-from-circular.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">triple<\/a> by 2060.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5107\" src=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-Plastic-recycling-is-declining-4.jpg\" alt=\"2 Plastic recycling is declining\" width=\"1080\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-Plastic-recycling-is-declining-4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-Plastic-recycling-is-declining-4-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-Plastic-recycling-is-declining-4-842x600.jpg 842w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-Plastic-recycling-is-declining-4-701x500.jpg 701w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-Plastic-recycling-is-declining-4-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-Plastic-recycling-is-declining-4-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-2 column-post-text\"><span class=\"post-title\"><strong>Plastic recycling is declining<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\n<li>Even though plastic waste is increasing, plastic recycling is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/news\/new-greenpeace-report-plastic-recycling-is-a-dead-end-street-year-after-year-plastic-recycling-declines-even-as-plastic-waste-increases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declining<\/a>, unlike the high recycling rate of paper, cardboard, and metals,<\/li>\n<li>Plastic packaging recycling rate in the EU reached a high 42.4 % in 2016 but has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/881967\/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-eu\/#:~:text=The%20recycling%20rate%20of%20plastic,been%20in%20decline%20since%20then\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declining<\/a> since, reaching 37.6 % in 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5078\" src=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-Type-of-plastic-resin-1.jpg\" alt=\"3 Type of plastic resin\" width=\"1080\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-Type-of-plastic-resin-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-Type-of-plastic-resin-1-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-Type-of-plastic-resin-1-842x600.jpg 842w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-Type-of-plastic-resin-1-701x500.jpg 701w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-Type-of-plastic-resin-1-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-Type-of-plastic-resin-1-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-2 column-post-text\"><span class=\"post-title\"><strong>Misconceptions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\n<li>Plastic recycling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Greenpeace-Report-Circular-Claims-Fall-Flat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fails<\/a> because almost all post-consumer plastics, except PET #1 and HDPE #2 bottles and jugs, are extremely difficult to collect, sort, and reprocess,<\/li>\n<li>The triangular arrow with a number inside indicates the type of the plastic material, <a href=\"http:\/\/guides.stopwaste.org\/packaging\/avoiding-pitfalls\/resin-identification-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NOT<\/a> that the item is recyclable,<\/li>\n<li>Plastic that is <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.undp.org\/why-arent-we-recycling-more-plastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contaminated<\/a> with food residue or made of mixed materials like <a href=\"https:\/\/recyclecoach.com\/blog\/why-cant-you-recycle-paper-coffee-cups\/#:~:text=Unlike%20most%20paper%20items%2C%20paper,and%20turned%20into%20recycled%20paper.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coffee cups<\/a>, cannot be recycled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5072\" src=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-Ocean-pollution-by-material-2.jpg\" alt=\"4 Ocean pollution by material\" width=\"1080\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-Ocean-pollution-by-material-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-Ocean-pollution-by-material-2-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-Ocean-pollution-by-material-2-842x600.jpg 842w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-Ocean-pollution-by-material-2-701x500.jpg 701w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-Ocean-pollution-by-material-2-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-Ocean-pollution-by-material-2-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-2 column-post-text\"><span class=\"post-title\"><strong>Concequences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\n<li>On average, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41893-021-00720-8.epdf?sharing_token=41_CYEmVVGHQPlWZvzU1y9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MZqPkA2o-8x51IHmWg4QqQ2UONscUSVykRf3tqDi_cGtECtJNTUS2onPVwzENeK99K3Z8uSD1ES59ekzoIPKhRRWR_TlMB5IerynkXtDwn6oUO2NVb0qa2QxVVw4OYwfJskoKr14YCPqERdvLvObr2PgO34zC9ac2Ad9N8IDFtZGcLl2jkXgaiR8rScYX34t7dv-AtrqpUBrOFVeaSJVpj6F-zVwIz4CV-drrKUgYHjcPyFFpw2LnzJsGqRL3B-dFHEv_fMo4gFzT8BBHP2vzutBHTXM9knqVPNNAJc6s4ewoURqK0IMuEm5amxWbr0Xg%3D&amp;tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">80 %<\/a> of ocean litter is made of plastic, followed by metal (7 %), glass (6 %), and fabrics (3 %),<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/726724\/weight-of-most-common-items-found-in-global-oceans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The most common<\/a> waste items found in oceans are cigarette butts, plastic bottles, and food wrappers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5090\" src=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-Mixed-vs-separate-post-consumer.jpg\" alt=\"5 Mixed vs separate post-consumer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-Mixed-vs-separate-post-consumer.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-Mixed-vs-separate-post-consumer-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-Mixed-vs-separate-post-consumer-842x600.jpg 842w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-Mixed-vs-separate-post-consumer-701x500.jpg 701w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-Mixed-vs-separate-post-consumer-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/breakmachinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-Mixed-vs-separate-post-consumer-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"column-post-2 column-post-text\"><span class=\"post-title\"><strong>Way out<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\n<li>Plastic recycling rates are <a href=\"https:\/\/plasticseurope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PE-PLASTICS-THE-FACTS_V7-Tue_19-10-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">80 times higher<\/a> when the waste is collected separately, compared to mixed collection schemes,<\/li>\n<li>2021 was the first year in which EU consumption of plastic bags <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Consumption_of_plastic_carrier_bags_-_estimates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decreased<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Germany has the highest recycling rate in the world, with around <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/recycling-rates-by-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">56 %<\/a> of all waste being recycled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-text\">Reduce your waste, reuse packaging, and recycle to conserve energy and natural resources. 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