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Report: Plastic recycling in the U.S. on the rise
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by Barbara Mathieson | March 5, 2009 at 05:08 am
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ACC SmartBrief | 03/04/2009
In a report put together with the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, the American Chemistry Council says recycling in the U.S. increased by 115 million pounds of plastic from 2006 to 2007. "We are pleased to see plastics recycling continue to climb. Plastics recycling continues to grow because people recognize that plastics are a valuable resource -- too valuable to waste," said Steve Russell, the ACC's plastics division managing director. (03/03)
This is great news. People are recognizing that "plastic is a valuable resource." Anything is fine to keep it out of the oceans.
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at 14:05 on March 5th, 2009
I agree. Here in North Carolina, plastic bottles will be banned from landfills starting in October, along with wooden pallets and oil filters. Hopefully this trend will continue to rise.