Even though paper has a recycle limit, it is amazing that about 60 percent of waste paper is used to create new paper. However it is still a shame that there is a finite number to how many times you can recycle paper due to the property loss.
I didn't know how tetrapak would be recycle due to the vast quantity of layers that are used to make such a product and I didn't think it would be able to be recycled so efficiently and without waste. All the excess plastic and aluminum going to the cement factory.
Broken glass can be recycled infinitely with no property losses. Recycling glass is also beneficial as it allows for a more efficient glass to be made as the melting point decreases allowing for less energy input.
More than two thirds of plastic is recycled, which has saved a huge amount of raw material. Sorting the plastics homogeneously allows for the plastic recycling process more efficient and allows for the plastic to have material properties that are close to the properties of virgin material.
What shocked me was that in the recycling processes for plastics, synthesis gas and pig iron can be produced. Plastic is used in the production pig iron as a catalyst, being it is injected into the blast furnace. The conglomerate reacts with the iron ore and removes the oxygen creating pig iron. The plastic therefore replaces oil on a 1to1 scale, saving our natural resources.
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