{"id":42560,"date":"2017-08-11T07:34:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/?p=42560"},"modified":"2018-11-23T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T15:30:18","slug":"why-we-need-to-recycle-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/en\/blog\/why-we-need-to-recycle-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we need to recycle plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"In a recent article for Forbes<\/a>, Trevor Nace, geologist, adventurer, and founder of\u00a0Science Trends<\/a>, expressed his concern about not recycling plastic. Worldwide people\u00a0buy a\u00a0million plastic bottles per minute\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0the 91%\u00a0<\/strong>of them\u00a0end up in the garbage.\r\n\r\nThe consequences for our land, water, and wildlife are disastrous.\u00a0Throwing away plastic bottles, instead of recycling them, means that most plastic ends up in landfills or in the oceans. Many landfills are already overcrowded and take up space that could be used for other purposes. Landfill waste also releases\u00a0pollutants into the soil and water. Ocean animals are continuously ingesting small bits of residual plastic, which in turn end up in our dishes.\r\n\r\nPlastic waste has a negative economic impact<\/strong> as well because much of it could be repurposed and reused. As plastic production is set to double in the next 20 years and quadruple by 2050, and that\u00a0plastic takes between 400 and 1,000 years<\/strong> to decompose, it is essential to address the problem as soon as possible.\r\n\r\nTrying to increase recycling is fundamental for at least two reasons:\r\n
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  • Recycling takes 88% less energy<\/strong> than making plastic from raw materials while helping reducing fossil fuel consumption;<\/li>\r\n \t
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    In a recent article for Forbes, Trevor Nace, geologist, adventurer, and founder of\u00a0Science Trends, expressed his concern about not recycling plastic. Worldwide people\u00a0buy a\u00a0million plastic bottles per minute\u00a0and\u00a0the 91%\u00a0of them\u00a0end up in the garbage. 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