Eli5: Why is black plastic unrecyclable and why is it still used?

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Saw a utube today explaing that machines cant “see” black plastic used as food trays etc. If so why not change the colour?

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Because if a manufacturer thinks that a black tray sells their product better than that is what they will use. Recyclability of packaging will only be a consideration if it becomes a selling point in itself, which is slowly happening.

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