so why is it so hard to recycle? there are seven different kinds of plastic. number one is drink bottles or pet. one of the easiest types of plastic to recycle. in europe, 60% of pet bottles are collected, but less than one third of them will end up as new bottles. some of the plastic can lose quality during the recycling process. 31% are made into trays like this. one quarter of them are made into fabric or polyester. trays and fabrics are not recycled as often. the economics are to blame here because right now, it s cheaper to make new plastic than to recycle it. even if manufacturers want to make products from recycled plastic, right now, there just isn t enough of it. oil companies are banking on the fact that we ll keep using new plastic.
the us and japan. so why is it so hard to recycle? there s seven different kinds of plastic. number one is drink bottles or pet. one of the easiest types of plastic to recycle. in europe, 60% of pet bottles are collected, but less than a third of them will end up as new bottles. some of the plastic can lose quality during the recycling process, and 31% are made into trays like this. a quarter of them are made into fabric or polyester. trays and fabrics aren t recycled as often. the economics are to blame here because right now it s cheaper to make new plastic than to recycle. even if manufacturers want to make products from recycled plastic right now, there just isn t enough of it. oil companies are banking on the fact that will keep
just too hard to separate. and most of this is incinerated. of the chunk selected for recycling, a third is actually sent abroad. the rich countries have the resources to collect so you don t see litter on the streets like you would see in asia, but they have the resources to hide it or export it to other countries. and it s difficult to track what is happening to it once it s gone. turkey, thailand, vietnam, pakistan, india, hong kong, and mexico, they all receive plastic waste from places like europe, the us, and japan. so why is it so hard to recycle? there are seven different kinds of plastic. number one is drink bottles or pet. one of the easiest types of plastic to recycle. in europe, 60% of pet bottles are collected, but less than one third of them will end up as new bottles. some of the plastic can lose quality
The Manipur government has decided to ban single-use plastics under the Manipur Plastic Policy 2022, with effect from July 1, but plastic industries are unwilling to do away with less than one litre drinking water bottles.
Since the UN General Assembly designated June 5 as World Environment Day, it has served as a platform to raise awareness of the issues that we and our environment are facing. Whether it is air pollution, plastic pollution, sustainable consumption, or sea-level rise, environmental protection has become our top priority.