美国的塑料回收率仅为5-6%,由于基础设施差和行业不作为,大多数废物最终被填埋或焚化。 U.S. plastic recycling rates are just 5-6%, with most waste ending up in landfills or incinerators due to poor infrastructure and industry inaction.

美国绿色和平组织的一份新报告显示,美国塑料回收的效果远低于人们所相信的,只有5%-6%的普通塑料实际回收,低于2014年的9.5%。 A new Greenpeace USA report reveals U.S. plastic recycling is far less effective than believed, with only about 5-6% of common plastics actually recycled, down from 9.5% in 2014. 基础设施有限、缺乏取用机会——高达43%的家庭缺乏基本的回收利用服务——技术挑战意味着大多数塑料废物最终被填埋或焚烧。 Limited infrastructure, lack of access—up to 43% of households lack basic recycling services—and technical challenges mean most plastic waste ends up in landfills or incinerators. 只有12%的市政回收设施能够加工典型的消费塑料。 Only 12% of municipal recycling facilities can process typical consumer plastics. 报告批评塑料工业和主要品牌收回可持续性承诺,同时扩大单一用途包装,称自愿行动不够充分。 The report criticizes the plastic industry and major brands for retracting sustainability pledges while expanding single-use packaging, calling voluntary actions insufficient. 由于预计到2050年全球塑料生产将增加三倍,专家们敦促加强监管、问责制和从回收转向减少塑料的使用和生产。 With global plastic production projected to triple by 2050, experts urge stronger regulations, accountability, and a shift from recycling to reducing plastic use and production.