SHOW NOTES

Join us for the final episode in this series on trying to scratch the itch of some of my many questions about recycling.

References:

Opening Dialogue from the 1967 film The Graduate.

https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2018/10/4/us-plastic-recycling-rate-projected-to-drop-to-44-in-2018

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/plastics-south-africa-how-much-plastic-south-africa-recycled-2018/

https://www.plasticsinfo.co.za/2019/08/31/key-statistics-from-latest-recycling-report/

https://www.plasticsmakeitpossible.com/

https://www.regenwaste.com/who-are-the-top-recycling-nations-in-the-world-and-what-makes-them-so-effective

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2018/04/04/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-plastic-and-recycling/

https://www.cmu.edu/gelfand/education/k12-teachers/polymers/what-is-polymer/index.html

https://www.fastcompany.com/90420730/los-angeles-is-testing-plastic-asphalt-that-makes-it-possible-to-recycle-roads

https://owlcation.com/stem/How-plastic-is-really-recycled

https://www.sciencehistory.org/the-history-and-future-of-plastics

https://www.britannica.com/science/polyethylene-terephthalate

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333394564_Life-Cycle_Assessment_and_recycling_in_South_Africa_-_an_introduction