Rigid Plastic
Between 2004 & 2014, the global production of plastics grew from 225 million to 311 million tonnes.
Producing plastic products from recycled plastics reduces energy requirements by 66{274956ee188766cffa9fd13544fc92af19ef135eba77b9fbaa514036943a2328}.
Recycling just 1 tonne of plastics saves 1,000–2,000 gallons of petroleum.
Plastic drinking bottles can be recycled into duvet fillings, home insulation material, clothing, bin liners, carrier bags, DVD & video game cases, compost bins, park benches, new bottles & much more!
It takes up to 500 years for plastic to decompose.
Almost 8 million metric tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans every year.
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