There's a market for plastic that goes into LANDFILL?
Yes, there is. The market you refer to is plastic people PAY to get rid of. That's your market for landfill-bound plastic, which is what JBII processes.
When I saw this, I immediately went down to my local recycling place with a truck load of plastic...........unfortunately they said they don't buy plastic.........crap.......then I had to go to the dump and pay $42/ton to get rid of it............Thanks for the false info..............z
Unsubstantiated claim there fella, you have no proof. Only 7% of all plastic is recycled, that is what the EPA says in 2008 and 2009, IT'S A FACT. Here's the link for the 2008 stats.
More proof, PLASTIC IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RECYCLE.
Here's an old post of mine with "tons" of information, please post information that proves plastic does not go to landfill.
1. Plastic can’t be mixed when recycled, has to be sorted not only by codes on the bottom but often by colour, by it's properties within a specific code, if it is filled, unfilled or reinforced, and it has to be clean, or if it is regrind, a slice of pizza can ruin a load and make it worthless. One PVC bottle can ruin a 10,000 bottle load, and just because plastic has a recycling symbol on the bottom, does not mean it is profitable, for the most part only PET (or PETE) #1 and HDPE #2 are worth recycling.
2. Very difficult to sort. A PVC bottle is identical in appearance to a PET bottle.
3. Most plastics are not profitable to recycle. Recycle #3-7 are only taken so recyclers can access #'s 1 and 2.
4. Plastic has a short recycling life when it is recycled. Plastic used to contain food or water cannot be used with food again because it cannot be heated enough to sterilize the plastic, the plastic loses too much of its cohesion if heated too high and becomes useless, therefore, most plastic that is recycled is made into items that cannot be recycled such as carpet and fill for coats and sleeping bags.
Information about plastic from Waste Management Inc.
Here is some more information to refute your claim. Do you have any links to back up your claim that most plastic is recycled and is such a big industry that little goes into landfill, yes...no... I still believe the EPA, only 7% is recycled.
WM says only one piece of pizza can ruin an entire load of plastic making it worthless. Interesting FACTS on this site.
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