Regarding recycling in Pennsylvania, often perceived as the remedy for all problems, you should know that it is often expensive, very energy-intensive and sometimes difficult to set up. Impossible to recycle coffee cups or plastic bags for example, because the solution would not be economically viable. In the end, only 6% of all plastic ever […]
How Does Recycling Work Recycling is an easy concept to grasp. In the context of sustainability, it is taking objects that are made of materials that can be used again and turning them back into something else. It is important to recycle because it keeps materials like aluminum, glass, and paper out of landfills and […]
The recycling of plastics began in the United States when in the late 1960s plastic shopping bags were given out by supermarkets in the hope that they would take the place of paper carriers. But unfortunately, the public was slow to adapt to this new way of carrying goods and so before long, there was […]
Plastic recycling is the process for the recycling of plastics. Plastic objects are often used only once and then thrown away, which creates problems for the environment, especially in landfills. Even though plastic doesn’t biodegrade, it breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces and some of the chemicals from the plastic are released into the […]
