Transporting such equipment over long distances can be expensive, causing some materials to be diverted into lower-value recycling streams or even sent to landfills.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Today, more than half of plastic waste ends up in landfills, and less than one-tenth is recycled globally.
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