Recycling in these corners of the globe(2)

Recycling In North America

The US is the world's number one waste producer, but it is ranked only 18th in the league table of the world's top recyclers, with 35% of materials recovered.

The main cause of this problem is the absence of national directives obliging the various states and their cities to work towards reusing materials. The interest in recycling and the effectiveness of the systems put in place vary enormously from place to place.

For example, Oklahoma City and Indianapolis recycle less than 4% of their waste, while a city like San Francisco processes almost everything, and really does set a recycling example for the rest of the world to emulate. At the very heart of the bay, in a 20,000 sq m warehouse on Pier 96, sits the largest professional recycling centre in the world.

Farther north, in Canada, its rate of 27% recycled materials is the result of the same lack of legislative consistency regarding waste treatment.

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