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The fact that some machine manufacturers and line builders in Europe and the United States make efforts to offer independent recycling processes, e.g. the so-called bottle-to-bottle (B-2-B) process, such as Next Generation Recycling (NGR), BePET, Starlinger, URRC or BÜHLER, aims at generally furnishing proof of the "existence" of the required ...
The United States' overall beverage container recycling rate is approximately 33%, while states with container deposit laws have a 70% average rate of beverage container recycling. Michigan's recycling rate of 97% from 1990 to 2008 was the highest in the nation, as is its $0.10 deposit. [ 2 ]
The 1.5 L refillable PET bottle with a deposit of 4.00 kr has been discontinued, and has been replaced by the 1.5 L recycle PET bottle. The last day for returning bottles made by Spendrups for deposit was 30 June 2007, [164] and the last day for bottles made by Coca-Cola Sweden was 30 June 2008. [165]
In many countries PET bottles are recycled to a substantial degree, [62] for example about 75% in Switzerland. [64] The term rPET is commonly used to describe the recycled material, though it is also referred to as R-PET or post-consumer PET (POSTC-PET). [65] [66] The prime uses for recycled PET are polyester fiber, strapping, and non-food ...
Today, many companies, such as Patagonia, make clothing out of old PET bottles. [6] It was at first difficult to recycle post-consumer PET bottles into new bottles because there was not sufficient knowledge about the ways in which PET was possibly contaminated during first use or during recollection. [ 5 ]
These fees, sometimes called “tipping fees”, help to support recycling costs. When the disposal rates charged to consumers are set high, this, in turn, discourages landfill disposal, a simple solution encouraging more affordable tire recycling programs.
The vast majority of Americans feel that their pets are family. There's little that people who cherish their pets won't do to ensure they are happy and healthy. For example, we've seen droves of...
The general argument is that if cities charge the full cost of garbage collection, private companies can profitably recycle any materials for which the benefit of recycling exceeds the cost (e.g. aluminum [102]) and do not recycle other materials for which the benefit is less than the cost (e.g. glass [103]).