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SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
-70%
Plastic takes up to 1 000 years to degrade in
a a landfill
1 636
8 MILLION metric tonnes of plastic enters the earth’s oceans annually
Recycling saves 75% on on fossil fuels during production and another 5% during incineration Plastic is made from petroleum Recycled plastic products save on these raw materials and reduce CO2 emissions Total volume of plastic collected: 1 090 564
39 260 304 Number of equivalent plastic bottles**
Metric tonnes of carbon dioxide prevented
from entering the atmosphere
74 Collection branches
2 2 302 Collectors engaged
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