What are the disadvantages of recycling plastic?

Plastic is both widely used and highly recyclable. Many forms of plastic--water bottles, shopping bags and food containers among others--are suitable for recycling. Plastic recycling helps keep disposable products out of landfills, where they would take hundreds of years to decompose naturally. read more

Plastic recycling advantages Plastic Recycling helps to reduce the energy usage , It reduces the consumption of fresh raw materials , It reduces the water pollution and the air pollution ( from the land filling ) by reducing the need for conventional waste disposal and it reduces the greenhouse gases emissions . read more

Recycling is a good concept and for materials such as paper and glass, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. When recycling plastics, though, the environment can be harmed further by the recycling process. Safer recycling practices for plastics need to be created. read more