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But plastic recycling doesn't work very well. What I'd like to know is: What's the break-even point? How many times can a #2 milk jug be recycled versus the am
by gwbas1c 3y ago
But plastic recycling doesn't work very well.
What I'd like to know is: What's the break-even point? How many times can a #2 milk jug be recycled versus the amount of plastic used for the same number of milk bags?
- ComputerGuru 3y agoPET(E) and HDPE are both extremely recyclable (not in the infinitely recyclable approach but in the “have lots of long second lives” approach), though something like only 30% of HDPE ends up getting collected for recycling in the first place. This Argonne National Laboratory article is more pessimistic but maybe because it’s trying to hype up a recent breakthrough which actually makes HDPE infinitely recyclable: https://www.anl.gov/article/scientists-enhance-recyclability-of-waste-plastic https://www.anl.gov/article/scientists-enhance-recyclability...