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Also Known As reprocessing • materials salvage

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Plastic, glass, and metal containers in a recycling bin.
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plastic items being sorted at a recycling centre
scrap metal
Explore how plastic is recycled into insulation and other building materials
How are old bottles recycled into new ones?
See how enzymes in wax moth larva could lead to new recycling biotechnologies
Turning cities into raw material depots for recycling
How most of a car's parts are recycled
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