15 Nov 2022 --- A survey from Republic Services reveals that despite high confidence levels, most US consumers lack an understanding of proper recycling practices – particularly for plastics. As the industry trends toward circularity with the growing use of recyclables, the need to inform the public of appropriate recycling practices is increasingly important. After surveying 2,000 US citizens, the solid waste collection company found that 64% did not know which types of plastics could be recycled. The survey revealed that this confusion about which plastics should be recycled leads some to forgo it altogether.
