Consumers are deeply concerned about the quantity of plastic packaging on the market and have spurred manufacturers to find ways to recycle plastic materials. Despite their efforts, however, only 6. 5 percent of plastic is now being recycled, as compared to 33 percent of container glass.
Many factories are set up to accept and make economical use of recycled glass, whereas there are few factories that make products out of recycled plastic helps to explain the relatively low rate of plastic recycling EXCEPT.