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Good Morning BritainFamilies in the UK throw away around 60 pieces of plastic packaging every week - that's around 90 billion items a year and recycle just 17% of that plastic waste. @julietdunlop reports. https://t.co/qwwBtfqBWL
CBS NewsAbout 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the U.S. each year; only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled, according to the Department of Energy. https://t.co/ZQjjZziTk0 https://t.co/ISp3j0Xtri
CBS News MiamiAbout 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the U.S. each year; only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled, according to the Department of Energy. The rest ends up in landfills or is burned. https://t.co/HWpcjIJ9Ig







