Here are some tips for recycling and avoiding plastic from a former EPA official: ♻️ Only recycle No. 1, No. 2 or No. 5 plastics ♻️ Replace Tupperware with glass containers ♻️ Avoid black plastic — it's made from recycled electronic waste
," a week-long global initiative of over 250 news outlets.But much of that plastic isn’t recycled at all. In fact, the idea that plastics are refashioned into new products is largely a myth,“The vast majority of plastic that has ever been produced — 79% — has actually ended up in landfills or scattered around the world or burned, but not refashioned into new products, which is what we hope for when we talk about recycling,”says.
Another problem is a lot of local governments tell residents to put all types of plastics in the recycle bin. That’s an issue because some types simply aren’t recyclable, says, a former regional Environmental Protection Agency official and founder of Beyond Plastics. “We can't recycle our way out of this problem,” she says. “We have to buy less plastic, and we need American and other businesses to make less plastic. There are alternatives, and I want to emphasize even the most careful consumer has a hard time avoiding plastics.”
Consumers can also encourage businesses to use less plastic in their packaging by writing to stores where they shop, Enck says, adding that putting pressure at the local level is the most effective way to bring change.
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