08 Jul 2020 --- When recycled properly, plastics can provide the lowest carbon emissions of available packaging materials, according to a new report commissioned by Veolia. Entitled “Examining material evidence: The carbon fingerprint,” the 15-page report analyzed over 70 life-cycle assessments (LCA) of plastics, revealing that if all plastic was recycled, it could result in annual savings of 30 to 150 million metric tons of CO2 emissions – equivalent to shutting between eight and 40 coal-fired power plants globally. This is particularly important considering that only 9 percent of plastics are currently being recycled worldwide.
