Plastic recycling a "failed concept," study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises October 24, 2022 / 6:20 AM EDT / AFP Recycling plastic isn't as effective as you think ...

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A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.

Plastic recycling directory ends, citing lack of 'real commitment from industry' The directory listed sites to drop off plastics for recycling. By Evan Simon. December 4, 2023, 12:45 PM.

Less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled, and the vast majority ends up in landfills, incinerated or in the world’s oceans and rivers. All of which has created a new pressure — and an ...

The global recycled plastic market is expected to $141.9 billion in value by 2032, according to a market research firm. The studied materials include PET, HDPE and polypropylene.

However, it’s unclear how much, if any, recycled plastic material was in Tritan Renew from 2019 to earlier this year, when the new Tennessee recycling plant was first up and running.

Given how hard it is to recycle plastic, what we’re left with is hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste. On a global scale, humans produce about 400 million tons of plastic waste per year.

Site manager Levar Davis points at bales of sorted plastic for recycling in a warehouse at Sierra Processing on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Albany, N.Y.