I would be interested to know how they calculated that statistic. The website does have sources listed but it’s so small and blurry I can’t read it.
Suffice to say I’m very skeptical the figure would be so high and I suspect it’s an overestimation.
For example, a lot of cardboards can’t be recycled if they are contaminated in some way (ie food containers), and I would suggest a lot of cardboard that gets used is probably contaminated.
I would be interested to know how they calculated that statistic. The website does have sources listed but it’s so small and blurry I can’t read it.
Suffice to say I’m very skeptical the figure would be so high and I suspect it’s an overestimation.
For example, a lot of cardboards can’t be recycled if they are contaminated in some way (ie food containers), and I would suggest a lot of cardboard that gets used is probably contaminated.
…and this is where consumer education comes in. I know that my cheese crusted takeaway pizza lid can’t be recycled, but the clean bottom half can be.