Thursday, July 29, 2010

P2O provides important solution to plastic waste problem

Does Recycling Plastic Cost More Than Making It?

By Christopher Intagliata, Scienceline
17 March 2010 5:46 PM ET

"Landfills, however, are the final resting place for most bottles."

"In fact, fees can run from $10 a ton to over $100, according to Jerry Powell, editor of the trade publication "Plastics Recycling Update."

"...the cost of disposal, which fluctuates based on a city’s proximity to recycling centers and the price to dump in local landfills"

"A University of California, Berkeley study estimated that areas like Los Angeles and San Francisco could gain an economic benefit of $200 a ton for recycling instead of dumping."

http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/does-recycling-plastic-cost-more-than-making-it-0383/

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