Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1external-linkTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoIncinerated plastic releases green house gases and some amount of micro plastics in the uncombusted ash. Landfill plastic seemingly just erodes into micro plastics over long time scales.
Incinerated plastic releases green house gases and some amount of micro plastics in the uncombusted ash.
Landfill plastic seemingly just erodes into micro plastics over long time scales.