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The widespread adoption of returning and reusing plastic packaging could help to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 69%, a study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation showed on Wednesday.
How much energy does recycling them use? Because that’s another issue I see. If recycling LDPE, PET or MDPE ends up having a bigger carbon footprint than just throwing them away, that should be a factor.
They’re paying people to recycle, they’re not charging them for it. So it is free for people to recycle and whoever is paying for recycling is losing money.
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How much energy does recycling them use? Because that’s another issue I see. If recycling LDPE, PET or MDPE ends up having a bigger carbon footprint than just throwing them away, that should be a factor.
It shouldn’t, because the energy can be green.
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They’re paying people to recycle, they’re not charging them for it. So it is free for people to recycle and whoever is paying for recycling is losing money.
But otherwise, fine.
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