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Most plastic collected for recycling in the United States is not actually recycled.

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Is it true that most plastic collected for recycling in the United States is not actually recycled?

Yes. A Wikipedia reference article on US recycling reports that a 2023 analysis found less than 6% of post-consumer plastics were actually recycled, with most ending up in landfills or incineration, and a peer-reviewed study notes plastic films are seldom recycled in the US.

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Recycling in the United States
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Recycling in the United States. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_in_the_United_States

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Impact of plastic bag bans on retail return polyethylene film recycling contamination rates and speciation
2021
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Impact of plastic bag bans on retail return polyethylene film recycling contamination rates and speciation. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.08.043

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