Since 2010 plastic bottle recycling has grown by nearly 400 million pounds, increasing on average by nearly 80 million pounds per year, or 2.9 percent annually. (americanchemistry.com)
Furthermore, glass can be recycled endlessly and in a closed loop (glass bottles recycled into more glass bottles). (ethicalconsumer.org)
I do nt know if any of the education professors followed up by reflecting with their student teachers about that story or inspired any investigation or action to starting a can and bottle recycling program at the university, but surely they could have. (educationworld.com)