Approximately 60-70% of household waste can be recycled, depending on the materials and local recycling infrastructure. Common recyclable items include paper, cardboard, glass, metals, and certain plastics. However, the actual recycling rate may vary significantly based on community participation and the availability of recycling programs. Encouraging proper sorting and reducing contamination can help increase recycling rates.
About 70% of trash that is thrown out could have been recycled?
paper
The word is spelled recycled. If a product is made of recycled material, its packaging will indicate what percent of it is recycled.
60% to 75% of trash can typically be recycled. Much of household trash is recyclable.
40%
70%
it goes into landfill or gets incinerated.
Just divide 16/20. Then multiply the result by 100, to convert to percent.
In percent it is about 83% of our waste could be recycled.
Almost 30 percent of American paper was recycled in 1990
Almost 46 percent of American paper was recycled in 2000
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