At Least 85 Percent of U.S. Plastic Waste Went to Landfills in 2021
2022年5月9日 · Of the 40 million tons of plastic waste generated in the United States last year, only five to six percent—or about two million tons—was recycled, according to a new report, conducted by the...
Greenpeace report finds most plastic goes to landfills as …
2022年10月24日 · The vast majority of plastic that people use, and in many cases put into blue recycling bins, is headed to landfills, or worse, according to a report from Greenpeace on the state of plastic...
Turns Out All That Plastic Currently Sitting in US Landfills Is …
2022年5月3日 · According to the recent DOE analysis, about 44 million tons (Mt) of plastic waste were managed by private and public companies in the US in 2019. That's way more than the number reported by the US Environmental Protection Agency, which sits around 32 million metric tons of plastic waste.
Plastic Pollution - Our World in Data
However, when plastic waste is mismanaged – not recycled, incinerated, or kept in sealed landfills – it becomes an environmental pollutant. One to two million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans yearly, affecting wildlife and ecosystems.
Humans have made 8.3 billion tons of plastic. Where does it all …
2017年7月19日 · If current trends in plastic production and waste management continue, the plastic debris housed in landfills and natural environments — currently 4.9 billion metric tons — will more than...
What Happens to All That Plastic? – State of the Planet
2012年1月31日 · In 2014, Americans discarded about 33.6 million tons of plastic, but only 9.5 percent of it was recycled and 15 percent was combusted to create electricity or heat. Most of the rest ends up in landfills where it may take up to 500 years to decompose, and potentially leak pollutants into the soil and water.
Plastic planet: How tiny plastic particles are polluting our soil
Very little of the plastic we discard every day is recycled or incinerated in waste-to-energy facilities. Much of it ends up in landfills, where it may take up to 1,000 years to degrade, leaching potentially toxic substances into the soil and water.
A Guide to Recycling Plastics | Chicago News | WTTW
2019年3月8日 · On average, people in the U.S. generate 220 pounds of plastic waste each year, even though much of those materials could be recycled. Here’s the lowdown on the types of plastic that can and can’t be recycled.
The long-term fates of land-disposed plastic waste - Nature
2022年11月9日 · The large quantities of plastics stored in landfills and dumpsites are often overlooked when discussing plastic pollution. Improperly managed waste disposal sites can leak plastics to the...
Plastics: Material-Specific Data | US EPA - U.S. Environmental ...
2024年11月21日 · EPA measures the generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery and landfilling of plastic materials in municipal solid waste. The primary data source on the generation of plastics is the American Chemistry Council.