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Guess what % of plastics have ever been recycled? (piefed.social)

submitted 9 months ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/environment@beehaw.org

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And they knew all along - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/recycling-plastics-producers-report

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[-] paholg@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

I don't understand this chart. It states that all plastic ever produced is either single use or still in use. What about non-single use plastic that is no longer in use?

Where does a broken tv fall on this chart, for example?

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