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@infobeautiful@vis.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Guess what % of plastics have been #recycled? No prizes :(

A Sankey diagram shows how a total of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic ever produced by humanity has ended up either being totally discarded, incinerated or still in use. 31% are still in use.  The remainder have been dumped or burnt.
A Sankey diagram shows how a total of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic ever produced by humanity has ended up either being totally discarded, incinerated or still in use. 31% are still in use. The remainder have been dumped or burnt.
A Sankey diagram shows how a total of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic ever produced by humanity has ended up either being totally discarded, incinerated or still in use. 31% are still in use. The remainder have been dumped or burnt.
Jeroen Habets
@jeroen@mastodon.habets.dev replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@infobeautiful thanks for sharing! I see again the infamous 1% :(

In this case #greenwashing #plastics through the concept of #recycling to keep the profits for the #top1pct is one
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Only a meager 16% of recycled plastic is actually reused. Only 1.4% of used once plastic is reused

Of course I will keep recycling plastic and we all should but the difference can only be made by reducing / eliminating the use of plastic, especially single use plastics. (Hard to do but trying)

A Sankey diagram shows how a total of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic ever produced by humanity has ended up either being totally discarded, incinerated or still in use. 31% are still in use. Only 1% through recycling. The remainder have been dumped or burnt.
A Sankey diagram shows how a total of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic ever produced by humanity has ended up either being totally discarded, incinerated or still in use. 31% are still in use. Only 1% through recycling. The remainder have been dumped or burnt.
A Sankey diagram shows how a total of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic ever produced by humanity has ended up either being totally discarded, incinerated or still in use. 31% are still in use. Only 1% through recycling. The remainder have been dumped or burnt.
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