While recycling rates have increased in almost every country in recent years, plastic recycling still has a long way to go before it reaches the reuse levels of commodities like aluminum and glass.
Fremont, CA: As is well known, there are many different varieties of plastic in use around the world, each with its own size, color, usage, and disposal characteristics. Almost all plastic can be recycled in theory. However, as a responsible (and curious) customer, one may wonder: what forms of plastic are recyclable. What goods can be made from recycled plastic?
Here are the types of recyclable plastics:
PET
PET is the most frequently recycled plastic on the planet. Despite the fact that it is a very straightforward material to recycle, several countries still have difficulty reaching acceptable recycling rates. India, Europe, and South Korea all have rates above 50 percent, but countries like the United States and China have yet to catch up.
HDPE
HDPE materials are typically collected by recycling businesses and sent to major processing facilities. HDPE bottles are recycled at a rate of roughly 30% in the United States. HDPE can be translucent or colored, just like PET (colored). Non-food application bottles, including detergent, motor oil, household cleaners, and others, are the key markets for postconsumer recycled natural HDPE.
LDPE
The infamous plastic bags used by grocery stores and other businesses are made of low-density polyethylene, often known as plastic-type #4. LDPE may be recycled technically. However, just because something can be recycled does not guarantee that it will be recycled. Plastic bags, for example, tangle in recycling equipment, putting the entire recycling process at risk. Furthermore, because LDPE is a low-cost, low-quality plastic, recycling it is not economically viable.
PP
PP, often known as polypropylene, is the last form of plastic that may be recycled. While polypropylene is one of the most widely used plastic packaging materials in the world, only around 3 percent of it is recycled in the United States, meaning the majority of it ends up in landfills. It degrades slowly here, taking 20-30 years to decay fully.
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