Name: We can recycle plastic
Uploaded: 2011-10-06T15:10:03Z
Duration: 10 min 41 s
Description: Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient plant that can, and does, recycle any kind of plastic.

Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient plant that can, and does, recycle any kind of plastic.

We can recycle plastic

Plastics make up a growing mountain of waste, yet less than 10 percent is recycled compared to nearly 90 percent of metals. This is not because plastics are less valuable but because sorting them is so challenging. By treating plastic waste like a modern mine, new methods now extract and reuse plastics with up to 90 percent less energy than making new material from oil. Repurposed plastics can seamlessly replace virgin ones in everyday products, closing the loop on waste.