yet another "crazy uncle conspiracy theory" proves out, another popular gospel shown false.
many plastics are good fuel; but it's been difficult to say so for years because the "science was settled" that recycling was The Way.
many plastics are good fuel; but it's been difficult to say so for years because the "science was settled" that recycling was The Way.
And when it comes to recycling, marketing, and consumer behavior - for the 99%, feel-good is by far the most important metric.
If so, then yeah, multi stream is generally considered more efficient. Obviously some central sorting/filtering is still needed, but much less.
As for recycling in general, it’s considered a decent win for plenty of materials. Making cans from recycled aluminum takes only a tiny fraction of the energy of producing new aluminum cans, paper recycling does reduce the need for forestry, most recycling reduces the need for landfills, etc. It’s mostly plastic recycling that is useless, and just there to make ppl feel better about their plastic consumption.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/recycling-pl...