💭 It takes 1000 years to recycle a plastic bottle.

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That's the natural degradation time, not recycling time. In reality, a PET bottle can be recycled in 2-4 weeks and become a new bottle or other products. The problem is insufficient collection rates.

Source: PlasticsEurope, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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