Recycling is the process of turning waste or old products into new products. Recycling is one of the most important steps to reducing pollution, and it's also fun, especially when done in groups. Recycling plastic bag packaging reduces energy use, raw materials, pollution and waste, and it also provides a number of other environmental benefits. 1. Save energy The process of producing plastic bag packaging is a long and complicated process. Therefore, it consumes a significant amount of energy. Recycling plastic bag packaging also uses energy because they must be shredded, cleaned, melted and recycled, but the energy required is relatively less than that required to produce new plastic bag packaging. 2. Reduce oil consumption The plastic needed to produce plastic bag packaging is made from natural gas or crude oil derivatives. This means that the more plastic bag packaging produced, the more non-renewable fossil fuels are consumed. However, recycling plastic bags can significantly cut down on oil consumption. According to a study, recycling 1 ton of plastic bags saves the amount of crude oil equivalent to 16.3 barrels. 3. Reduce waste Because plastic packaging bags are not biodegradable, they end up in landfills and oceans. However, recycling used plastic bags significantly reduces the amount of waste going into landfills. This helps reduce soil and water pollution as landfills play an important role in destroying our environment. 4. Encourage sustainable use Recycling plastic bags promotes careful and sustainable use. Nowadays, recycling plastic bags has become easier than ever. However, although there are facilities to recycle plastic bag packaging, the amount of recycling is still relatively low and needs to be significantly improved.
