Originally Posted by
chrisny2
For what it's worth, plastic mini bottles aren't easily recycled from aircraft: they are small enough that single-stream recycling plants can't easily sort them, so they often end up landfilled, and more relevant, waste from international inbound aircraft is often incinerated for agricultural protection reasons.
…and also even if they can be recycled there is a limit to what the plastic can be used for, for a raft of reasons from technical performance to product safety. The key to reducing plastic usage is changing consumer behaviour not leaning on recycling as a silver bullet.
Last edited by Swanhunter; Mar 25, 2024 at 2:46 am