Do Plastics Really Get Recycled? | Talking Point | Full Episode | Part 2/2

Think your plastics get recycled once they are in the recycling bins? In 2022, Singapore generated 1,001,000 tonnes of plastics but only a mere 6% was recycled. Just why is our plastic recycling rate so dismal, and are they really getting recycled?

In this special episode of Talking Point, Host Munah Bagharib investigates our plastic recycling industry and reveals the hard truth about how only selected types of plastics from our recycling bins would be sent for recycling. She follows our plastic trail to Johor, Malaysia, and discovers the dooming fate of our future plastic waste. Could Singapore’s plastic recycling rate plummet further?

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00:00 Previously in Part 1
00:54 How much plastic does Singapore use annually?
04:53 An unrecyclable plastic?
10:48 Where do our plastics go?
14:43 Fewer countries are importing Singapore's plastic waste
16:39 Why don't we recycle our own plastic in Singapore?
20:09 Are recycled plastic bottles unhealthy?

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