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What is the chief economic disadvantage of recycling plastics?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Identify three reasons why plastics have been slower to be recycled than aluminum cans.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The costs associated with recycling raise the cost of recycled materials too close to the value of the original virgin materials.

Answer to Question 2

The greater variety of plastic materials has led to difficulty in sorting; the greater value of recycled aluminum and the low differential between plastic virgin and recycled materials; the ease of separating aluminum cans


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