Of the 51 million tons of plastic waste US households produced in 2021, just 2.4 million tons (5 percent) were recycled, new research shows.
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) October 31, 2022
The findings show that plastic recycling is a “myth,” says the analysis by environmental nonprofit @greenpeaceusa. https://t.co/sWiJjsJzCh
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There are some companies usefully recycling plastics. At least a few are Israeli start-ups. 1 I know of is making prostheses for kids that are low cost, & fun for the kids. There’s also 1 that has developed a bacterium that EATS plastic in the oceans. But not much going on here, or in Europe, so far as I’ve heard.