streetfestival@lemmy.ca to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTexas resident used Apple AirTags to discover plastics taken to Houston recycling centers aren't being recycledwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1825arrow-down16cross-posted to: news@hexbear.netus_news@lemmygrad.mlusa@lemmy.mltexas@lemmy.world
arrow-up1819arrow-down1external-linkTexas resident used Apple AirTags to discover plastics taken to Houston recycling centers aren't being recycledwww.tomshardware.comstreetfestival@lemmy.ca to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square124fedilinkcross-posted to: news@hexbear.netus_news@lemmygrad.mlusa@lemmy.mltexas@lemmy.world
minus-squareWhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoAs of 2015, approximately 6300 Mt of plastic waste had been generated, around 9% of which had been recycled, 12% was incinerated, and 79% was accumulated in landfills or the natural environment. If current production and waste management trends continue, roughly 12,000 Mt of plastic waste will be in landfills or in the natural environment by 2050.
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoThat’s a lot of Funko Pops. /s
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoWake me up when the supernova starts.
As of 2015, approximately 6300 Mt of plastic waste had been generated, around 9% of which had been recycled, 12% was incinerated, and 79% was accumulated in landfills or the natural environment. If current production and waste management trends continue, roughly 12,000 Mt of plastic waste will be in landfills or in the natural environment by 2050.
That’s a lot of Funko Pops. /s
Wake me up when the supernova starts.