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I saw somebody dissolved a soda can in acid, it remained in a plastic bag (which is probably plastic lining inside). But %70 rate seem so low, how does glass fa

I saw somebody dissolved a soda can in acid, it remained in a plastic bag (which is probably plastic lining inside). But %70 rate seem so low, how does glass fare?

the_third_wave 4y ago
In the Netherlands 80% of all glass is recycled [1] (it is 100% recyclable as long as you don't care about the colour). In the UK the percentage is a bit lower, 67 % for green glass, 48 % for brown glass and 43 % for white glass [2]. [1] https://recyclingnederland.nl/soort/glasrecycling/ https://recyclingnederland.nl/soort/glasrecycling/ [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data/uk-statistics-on-waste https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data/uk-st...
- bobthepanda 4y ago
  Glass has really low rates in the US, 31%. https://tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2022/07/why-is-glass-recycling-in-america-so-dismal.html https://tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2022/07/why-is-glass-...
- FinnKuhn 4y ago
  In Germany the glass recycling rate is above 80% depending on the year. However this also depends on the source of the glass. According to the German federal Environment Agency only 7% of glass built into cars was recycled, while on the other hand 84,1% of glass sourced from packaging was recycled. link to the information from the German federal Environment Agency (in German): https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/daten/ressourcen-abfall/verwertung-entsorgung-ausgewaehlter-abfallarten/glas-altglas https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/daten/ressourcen-abfall/verwe...