Bottle recycling

[2] Recycling one ton of glass can save approximately 42 kWh of energy which translates to 7.5 pounds of air pollutants not being released into the atmosphere.

[8] Container deposit legislation are laws passed by city, state, provincial, or national governments.

In May 2018 the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection were to impose a fine of 50m NIS on bottle manufacturers and importers that did not meet collection targets.

[9] In 2019 this was withdrawn after further review by the ministry determined the manufacturers and importers had met their collection targets.

4: Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 5: Polypropylene (PP) 6: Polystyrene (PS), often made into single-use cups.

This system works having machines that take in plastic bottles and provide lottery prizes to their users.

[14] This newer system was developed primarily for use in Norway to benefit the Norwegian Red Cross.

Being a part of the recycling process, it is aimed at being a creative way of repurposing items and materials more directly.

The industry of bottle and general plastic recycling utilizes audits as a way of ensuring practices are sustainable and that integrity for worker safety and health is upheld.

[16] CPs analyze the activity taking place and assign a certain risk type to the process.

These processes are then divided into 3 categories based upon the Key Production Indicators, which are similar to control methods as seen with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

An example of a "Bale" of plastic bottles at a recycling center.
High-Density Polyethylene milk jug
An example of a mixed glass label.
Example of bottle upcycling as art.