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It is cheaper to produce virgin plastic vs recycling it.
This is because the cost to recover, separate, transport, process, and manufacture recycled plastic into reusable resin is very high.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoPlastic can be made through a chemical process that is relatively cheap. Most metals are made from ore. The cost of mining and transporting the ore combined with the refining process increase the cost dramatically.
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∙ 12y agoi've researched about AUD $8.59 per ton though it may be different
(i reckon it is more expensive unless it is raw plastic)
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∙ 11y agoyes it is more cost effective if its steel
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How efficient is the PET plastic recycling process?
its cheaper to make a plastic from scratch !!
What is plastic recycling?
More plastic.
What is the process of reclaiming materials such as metal glass paper and plastic and making new products with is called?
It is known as recycling.
If you cannot see a recycling symbol on your plastic milk bottle can it still go in your recycling box?
Yeh its plastic
What are the recycling restrictions on plastic labels?
Generally there are no recycling restrictions on plastic labels. These labels are removed during the final cleaning stage of the recycling process by the secondary manufacturer.
How do you destroy plastic bags?
we can destroy plastic bags by recycling.
What are the advantages of plastic recycling?
. Recycling plastics and making them into new products makes alot of money and thousands of new products are made daily. According to wasterecycling.wordpress.com. For every 1 ton of plastic that is recycled we save the equivalent of 2 people's energy use for 1 year
What is saved by recycling plastic?
when plastic is saved u can save the contamination and by recycling plastic u can use that same plastic to do more. when recycling plastic is also use to make tiles, and much more house hold items most things used now today are things that have been recycled.
What is the sequence of recycling plastic?
first plastic is picked up. then, plastic is turned into flakes.
Any list of recycling center for plastic bags or cellophane?
Recycling Centers every where.
What natural resources are saved by recycling plastic?
The natural resources that are saved by recycling plastic would be oil and coal. This is because the oil is used to make the plastic and the coal is used by the factory.
What type of plastic is a jug made of?
recycling
