The use of plastic has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021, each person in the European Union (EU) generated an average of 36 kg of plastic packaging waste.
Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...
The crushed plastic bottles will end up at a new PET ... “inconvenient locations and an insufficient quantity of recycling bins” were the reasons they did not recycle.