Less consumer consumption led to less manufacturing and ultimately lower collection volume for certain products It is encouraging that u.s Reclaimers processed 21.4 million more pounds in 2022 than the previous year. At 93.7 percent, the majority of the plastics collected for recycling in 2022 in the u.s Stayed in north america to be processed and remanufactured into new products. This review examines the current landscape of a plastics economy which has operated with a linear momentum, employing large quantities of primary resources and disincentivizing the functioning of a robust recycling market for collecting plastic waste and reintegrating it into the consumer market.
Adopting a qualitative research approach, the paper reviewed pe, pp and pet recycling waste management processes from selected developed and developing countries.
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