TerraCycle’s science-driven models outperform traditional options for post-consumer flexible film recycling
TerraCycle has released a third-party verified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that evaluates the environmental effectiveness of four different recycling models offered by TerraCycle for post-consumer flexible film recycling in the US.
The LCA compared the TerraCycle programs to traditional municipal waste management solutions for this specific waste stream including municipal landfilling and municipal incineration. Across the eight key impact categories considered, including global warming potential, human carcinogenic toxicity and fossil resource scarcity, all the TerraCycle recycling models outperformed the municipal waste management options by an average of 45 percent.
The results show that the TerraCycle recycling models have lower environmental impacts when compared to the municipal waste management models across all categories considered in this study.
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