HDPE can be recycled 10 Times
There are new scientific testing conducted that shows the PET and HDPE which has a total of 97 percent of all bottles in the North American bottle market can be recycled and reused as new bottles for at least ten times. The first successful experiment was carried by an ESE World B.V in Europe. The next recycling is done in controlled circumstances and controlled by scientists for degradation.
As per the product, the average service life of the product is 10 to 20 years. This means with sustainable production the same recycled plastic has a life of 100 to 200 years.
The company having 30 years of experience in plastic recycling get success in making of cleaning process and additive to make new resin with the same quality of virgin material. On the other side metal and glass can be recycled many times. The increasing life of plastic resin changes the long-term impact of plastic litter.
This issue is continually growing and low recycling rates have to worries. Many consumers are complaining about low recycling rates but the reality is in 2016 there re 1112 million pounds of HDPE waste is collected which is one-third of the possible recovery rate. And it is dropped by 1.1 percent from 2014.
According to the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and American Chemistry Council maximum consumers are unaware of important usefulness, demand and value of recycled plastics.
The plastic bottle recycling rates are highly competitive with aluminum cans. The aluminum cans yield for $0.25 to $0.35 per pound for those who pick them up and collect or take them to the recycling center. For the PET water bottle, it is $0.50 – $0.53 which is roughly double the price for clear, clean PET bottles. And a dime for HDPE.
The solution to this situation is single-use packaging solutions. Governments didn’t come with proper solution. Places like California where some of the plastic bags are banned but the heavier ones are available. Purpose of this is to people reuse those bags which they bought. Some cities find the restaurant for using straws and make the use of straw illegal.
The ban on the manufacturing of plastic containers would stop being made. Consumers are unaware of the risk of using glass breaking i.e shampoo, weight and difficulty of opening tin cans. The shipping cost of glass is higher than the plastic which increases the food prices in retail. Plastic has already proved its benefits.