What is the chief economic disadvantage of recycling plastics? ...

[fox]

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

Question 2

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

[livaneabi]

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

[fox]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[peter]

Gracias!