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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 landfill, 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. Recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]

4. U.S. plastic recycling rate drops to close to 5% - report - AOL

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   The rate of plastic waste recycling in the United States fell to between 5%-6% in 2021 as some countries stopped accepting U.S. waste exports and as plastic waste generation surged to new highs ...

5. Recycling codes - Wikipedia

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   Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.

6. Recycling groups say the enemy is plastic. Will NY ... - AOL

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   A state DEC waste report issued last year noted that in 2020, some 8.6 billion containers were sold and 5.5 billion redeemed in New York, resulting in 241,505 tons of plastic, glass and aluminum ...

7. State approves new recycling rules to reduce packaging ... - AOL

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   Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 end-of-year fundraising campaign to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is at stake, and there’s a long ...

8. Recycling - Wikipedia

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   Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft drink bottles and then casting them as plastic chairs and tables. [ 83 ]

9. SWA recycling rate No. 1 out of 67 counties; surpasses state ...

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   Solid Waste Authority supplies recycling bins for plastic and paper for free to county residents. In 2022, it achieved an 80% recycling rate, the highest rate of any of the 67 counties in Florida.