One ton of recycled plastic saves 5,774 Kwh of energy, 16.3 barrels of oil, 98 million BTU's of energy, and
30 cubic yards of landfill space, Steel. One ton of recycled steel saves 642 Kwh of energy, 1.8 barrels of oil,
10.9 million BTU's of energy, and 4 cubic yards of landfill space, Glass.
Recycling one ton of plastic saves 7.4 cubic yards of landfill space. That's not to mention the discarded plastic
that ends up directly in the environment, breaking down into tiny pieces to pollute our soil and water and
contribute to the oceans' Great Garbage Patches.20-Jan-2021
Every stage of plastic production emits greenhouse gases: producing resin from petroleum, making products
from the resin, and disposal of plastic at the end of its life. ... Recycling all plastic waste would reduce carbon
dioxide equivalent emissions to 4.9 giga tons in 2050, or 25 percent from business-as-usual emissions.02-
May-2019 Similar results were revealed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers who released a report last
year illustrating that using recycled plastic reduced greenhouse emissions by 67% for PET and 71% for both
HDPE and PP – alongside reducing energy consumption.25-Jun-2020
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