Assuming my municipality accepts it, are they actually being recycled?
I see them being touted as recyclable. However, it seems like it would be difficult and resource-intensive to recycle but I’m not a recycling expert.
Assuming my municipality accepts it, are they actually being recycled?
I see them being touted as recyclable. However, it seems like it would be difficult and resource-intensive to recycle but I’m not a recycling expert.
Look into your municipality’s recycling process, see how it’s done, what the inputs are, what the total energy use is, etc, etc.
I’d bet a year’s salary it’s far less effective (if at all) than most people think.
“Recycle” was/is a marketing grift developed by the oil industry in the 70’s. It largely isn’t effective.
As someone else mentioned, aluminum (and steel) are very recyclable, and are already extensively recycled in manufacturing (don’t forget that reusing scrap within a factory is considered recycling).
Everything else largely isn’t, yet. Glass is very recyclable, but the transport costs are exorbitant, so I suspect it’s a negative for things like drink bottles, while the energy costs on most plastic recycling makes it not yet viable, from what I’ve read.
Someday, just not today.
If the 3 R’s, Reduce is the one that truly makes a difference.
Mate, if you don’t actually know then don’t just make stuff up. Virtually everything you wrote is wrong. (Except if you live in a 3rd world country like america). Massive levels of recycling in Europe. The process is also about reducing waste going to landfill, as well as reducing the need for raw materials.