Plastic Water Bottles
The recycling rate for plastic bottles is only 9.5%, and recycling them requires more energy than recycling aluminum. Plastic water bottles are made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and take approximately 1,000 years to biodegrade. Ov…
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The recycling rate for plastic bottles is only 9.5%, and recycling them requires more energy than recycling aluminum. Plastic water bottles are made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and take approximately 1,000 years to biodegrade. Over 15,000 plastic bottles are discarded every second, and 80% end up in landfills. Annual plastic bottle production consumes 17 million barrels of oil.