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minus-square@Kornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilink2•8 days agoDo they still count energetic recycling (aka burning in a power plant) as recycling?
minus-square@nyankas@lemmy.mllinkfedilink6•8 days agoAccording to the second source „energy recovery“ isn‘t included in this statistic.
minus-square@Kornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilink1•7 days agoSo — though using collected plastic as fuel feels sort of cheating — the percentage of plastic that is put to any use after use is even higher.
minus-square@nyankas@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 days agoIf I understand that article correctly, this should be the case, yes. Unfortunately I’m unable to find any official statistics on that matter.
Do they still count energetic recycling (aka burning in a power plant) as recycling?
According to the second source „energy recovery“ isn‘t included in this statistic.
So — though using collected plastic as fuel feels sort of cheating — the percentage of plastic that is put to any use after use is even higher.
If I understand that article correctly, this should be the case, yes. Unfortunately I’m unable to find any official statistics on that matter.