There’s a common misconception that transporting waste long distances cancels out the environmental benefits of recycling. In reality, transport emissions make up less than 5% of the total lifecycle carbon impact, while recycling delivers carbon savings of 84%

At Re-Gen, the high quality output from our state of the art facility creates a significantly greater positive impact than the carbon emissions generated from transporting materials

Even when factoring in transport, the carbon benefits of recycling far outweigh the costs

Better recycling means lower emissions. Every mile matters less than every tonne saved

Sources

US EPA (2023). Solid Waste Management and Greenhouse Gases: A Life-Cycle Assessment of Emissions and Sinks.

International Aluminium Institute (2022). Carbon Footprint of Recycled Aluminium.

Alumobility (2022). Closing the Loop on Automotive Aluminum Scrap to Minimize Carbon Emissions.

NIST (2022). Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Plastics: A Review.