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Recycling plays a crucial role in protecting the environment and reducing global waste. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), we recycled two million tonnes of plastic in 2022 and 50 million tonnes of paper in 2021.
However, WEF data shows that we still have a long way to go. Currently, the US only recycles 5-6% of its total plastics, meaning that 75 – 199 million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans. This poses a serious threat to marine life and is slowly undermining our wider food systems.
Changing public perception and social norms is crucial to improving recycling rates. Improving public understanding ensures that plastics, paper, and other materials are recycled correctly and easily parsed from non-recyclable materials. Public awareness can help highlight issues that recycling firms…
Read the full article originally published at recyclecoach.com.