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  2. Plastic recycling - Wikipedia

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    Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. [1] [2] [3] Recycling can reduce dependence on landfills, conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. [4] [5] [6] Recycling rates lag behind those of other recoverable materials, such as aluminium, glass and paper.

  3. Materials recovery facility - Wikipedia

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    A materials recovery facility for the recycling of domestic waste Clean materials recovery facility recycling video. A materials recovery facility, materials reclamation facility, materials recycling facility or multi re-use facility (MRF, pronounced "murf") is a specialized waste sorting and recycling system [1] that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing to end ...

  4. Recycling by material - Wikipedia

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    Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. [22] [23] [24] Recycling can reduce dependence on landfills, conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. [25] [26] [27] Recycling rates lag behind those of other recoverable materials, such as aluminium, glass and paper.

  5. Replacing your plastic cutting board and utensils with wood ...

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    If taken care of correctly, wooden kitchen supplies can last for a long time,” says Ashley Lonsdale, chef in residence for the meat delivery service ButcherBox. “Wooden utensils have a decent ...

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  7. Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ... - AOL

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    Recycling rates for glass, aluminum and cardboard are far higher. And cardboard or paper packaging is biodegradable. The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic.

  8. PET bottle recycling - Wikipedia

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    Chemical recycling involves breaking down the plastic into its monomers which can be used as building blocks for new materials. Because of the use of more energy for the chemical reactions to take place, chemical recycling produces more emissions than mechanical recycling. [17] This process is also known as "Tertiary" or "Advanced" recycling.

  9. Recycling by product - Wikipedia

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    Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. [27] [28] [29] Recycling can reduce dependence on landfill, conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. [30] [31] [32] Recycling rates lag behind those of other recoverable materials, such as aluminium, glass and paper.