The Problem with Clamshell Plastic Packaging
Clamshells, like most packaging, are single-use plastics, and while they are technically recyclable, few are recycled in the U.S., reports National Geographic.
SEATTLE (Waste 360): One of National Geographic’s latest reports on plastic pollution looks at the enormous variety and abundance of plastic packaging, including tough-to-open clamshells and why this type of packaging has become a major headache for the recycling industry.
According to the report, product packaging generates more plastic waste than any other industry and is a $700 billion-a-year industry that is growing at 5.6 percent per year. Clamshells, like most packaging, are single-use plastics, and while they are technically recyclable, few are recycled in the U.S., reports National Geographic. “That needs to change quickly if product manufacturers and the plastics industry are to meet their commitments to recycle or recover all plastics and greatly increase their use of recycled plastic in packaging,” the report states.
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