Fun Facts About Plastic Recycling
Recycling 1 ton of PET saves 7.4 cubic yards of landfill space
90% less water is used to manufacture recycled versus virgin polyester
Every pound of PET used reduces energy use by 84% and greenhouse gases by 71%
Only 7% of all plastic generated in 2009 was recovered for recycling
It takes 700 years for plastic bottles in landfills to start decomposing
Recycling one plastic bottle saves 6 hours of energy from a 60 watt light bulb
51 billion plastic bottles in US landfills could wrap around the Earth 5 times
Fewer than 10% of plastic bottles in the US are recycled
The CertainT® platform has been used to tag ~20M lbs of polyester fiber used in many textile products.
Source: “Why is Recycled Polyester Considered a Sustainable Textile?”
https://oecotextiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/why-is-recycled-polyester-considered-a-sustainable-textile/
