Why should plastic be recycled? | MULAN

Significance of recycling plastic

Protect the environment. Waste plastics have a great impact on the natural environment. They can only be landfilled or incinerated if they are not recycled. The degradation of plastic products takes at least 200 years, and landfill plastic is easy to breed bacteria, viruses, molds, and produce various harmful substances that pollute groundwater and the local environment. Burning plastics can produce harmful substances such as dioxins, furans, and mercury, which can cause harm to vegetation, human and animal health.

Save resources. Plastic products require large amounts of petroleum resources and fossil fuels, which are usually non-renewable. Recycling plastics reduces resource waste and energy consumption, reducing greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide.

Ways to recycle plastic

Mechanical recycling

Suitable for large quantity and stable supply

As a chemical raw material

Suitable for situations where there is less plastic and a wide variety of resins, or where product classification and disassembly are difficult.

Energy recovery

Waste plastic products are directly burned or used as an accelerant for other fuels, and are utilized through resource recovery methods that generate and recover heat energy. It can be used to generate steam, electricity and hot water, or as an alternative to fossil fuels in coal-fired power plants.