NREL Calculates Lost Value of Landfilled Plastic in U.S.A.

CleanTechnica
By U.S. Department of EnergyMay 4, 2022, 11:51 pm170 pts
With mountains of plastic waste piling up in landfills and scientists estimating that there will be more plastics by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050, the growing environmental challenge presented to the world by plastics is well understood. What is less well understood by the scientific community is the…

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