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I could read this report, or I could go and look at the EPA's original document on recycling that they're keying off of. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/file
by araes 3y ago
I could read this report, or I could go and look at the EPA's original document on recycling that they're keying off of.
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/documents/2018_tables_and_figures.pdf https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/documents/20...
I could phrase this as "never above 9.0%" or I could look at pg 6, Table 2. Materials Recycled and see:
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2017 2018
Plastics Neg. Neg. 0.3% 2.2% 5.8% 6.1% 8.0% 9.0% 8.5% 8.5%
That's not a bad trend. In fact, here's the standard business Excel fit chart that says in 2050 I expect that recycling will have reached 22%.
Simple Excel fit of dots: https://i.imgur.com/4txVyqr.png https://i.imgur.com/4txVyqr.png
If this was a business speak chart about market dominance, business folks would be happy. It's mostly second order upward. Little bit of a slowdown in the last 2 years, yet 0 to 9% of the market.