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*12,000 Mt (megatons!) per year? [https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/3dp.2019.0195] | *12,000 Mt (megatons!) per year? [https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/3dp.2019.0195] NOT! | ||
*Looks like about 300 million metric tons, half of which is waste [https://www.statista.com/press/p/plastic_waste_dossierplus/]. If the tonnage is used for plastic lumber - say 100 panels of 200 lb each - then we have 20,000 lb per [[Seed Eco-Home 2]]. Only 10 tons. So the global supply is good for 15M houses per year. That's a 15M*50,000 or $750B net market. | |||
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- 12,000 Mt (megatons!) per year? [1] NOT!
- Looks like about 300 million metric tons, half of which is waste [2]. If the tonnage is used for plastic lumber - say 100 panels of 200 lb each - then we have 20,000 lb per Seed Eco-Home 2. Only 10 tons. So the global supply is good for 15M houses per year. That's a 15M*50,000 or $750B net market.