Guess what % of plastics have been #recycled? No prizes :(
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@infobeautiful well I re-use my old plastic shopping bags as bin bags, where's that on the graph huh? anyway what is this doing on gamedev.place? I come here for game dev stuff not for political crap
@infobeautiful Sconfortante....
@infobeautiful I'm curious how much of that changed after EU introduced new regulations in 2021, see https://www.eureporter.co/environment/2021/03/29/plastic-in-the-ocean-the-facts-effects-and-new-eu-rules-3/
@infobeautiful Had the idea it was even less than 6%.....
Seen one plant being built, and also one specifically for recycling PET flascs. The latter went bankrupt.
@infobeautiful ⏫ngl I was surprised it was that high
@infobeautiful @aral Plastic recycling is one of the biggest scams the petrochem companies have ever pulled. It’s right up there with emission certificates.
The recycling of plastic is a fairy tail.
We never could collect near to 100 % of plastic in the world, but we need to do.
@infobeautiful @ricardo And no change since 2017 ?
@infobeautiful Now do Spent Nuclear Fuel!
@infobeautiful
I heard someone interviewed on NPR who said that recycling plastic is worse than useless, in that (a) processing plastic for recycling releases large amounts of microplastics and other harmful substances into the environment, and (b) such processing typically takes place in less developed countries, where environmental regulation is sparse or non-existent.
I haven't decided for sure yet, but I'm thinking I may start recycling only glass, paper and aluminum.
Not a pretty picture…
Recycling is futile. Message received. Thanks.