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Brazil is the 4th largest producer of plastic waste in the world, behind only the United States, China and India. Brazil produces about 11.3 million tons of plastic waste yearly, [9] but only 1.2% is recycled. [9] Every Brazilian produces around 1 kg of plastic waste weekly. [9]
I n the searing heat at the ACAMTC recycling cooperative south of São Paulo, in Três Corações, Brazil, a group of recycling waste workers known as Catadores prepared bales of discarded plastic ...
Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.
Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. [1] [2] [3] Recycling can reduce dependence on landfills, conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. [4] [5] [6] Recycling rates lag behind those of other recoverable materials, such as aluminium, glass and paper.
According to Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management, solid waste in Brazil is composed of 65% organic matter, 25% paper, 4% metal, 3% glass, and 3% plastic. Within 405 municipalities, 7% of the country's total municipalities, 50% of the separation of these materials is conducted through door-to-door service, 26% through collection points ...
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Plastic Bank claims that as of 2020, they have collected over 14,147,000 kg (13,924 long tons; 15,594 short tons) of plastic, [14] through over 21,000 collectors [14] in their 4 countries. The company claims that this figure for plastic is equivalent to over 707,367,900 plastic water bottles, 1.5 million plastic coffee cup lids, and 500 million ...
Recycling rates by country 2019 Country % recycling % composting % incineration with energy recovery % incineration without energy recovery % other recovery % landfill % other disposal Australia: 24.6 19.8 0.6 0 9.5 55 0 Austria: 26.5 32.6 38.9 0 0 2.1 0 Belgium: 34.1 20.6 42.3 0.5 1.6 0 0 Costa Rica: 3 3.8 0 0 0 86.5 6.7 Czech Republic: 22.8 11.7