recycling: Media

Videos

Explore how plastic is recycled into insulation and other building materials
Learn about the recycling of plastic bottles, which diverts waste from landfills...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How are old bottles recycled into new ones?
Learn how glass bottles are recycled.
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See how enzymes in wax moth larva could lead to new recycling biotechnologies
Learn how scientists hope to create biotechnologies that will aid in recycling by...
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Turning cities into raw material depots for recycling
Researchers are looking for new ways to recycle building materials, including steel,...
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How most of a car's parts are recycled
Learn how automobiles are recycled, including the uses of various parts.
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Know about microbead (microplastic) pollution and its devastating effect on marine life
A report on microbead (microplastic) pollution and its effect on marine life.
Video: © Behind the News (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Is Styrofoam recyclable?
Learn why Styrofoam (polystyrene) is not recycled as much as it could be.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Is garbage the next big resource for energy?
Learn why garbage is a valuable resource.
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Discover how individuals can change their habits of consumption and disposal of single-use products, especially plastics, to keep trash out of the ocean
Learn how to prevent litter from ending up in the ocean.
Video: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
Learn how local recycling waste-management programs lessen landfills' solid-waste burdens
The role of recycling in solid-waste disposal.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Learn how littering and the improper disposal of waste put trash in the oceans
Learn where marine debris—trash in the ocean—comes from.
Video: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce

Images

Plastic, glass, and metal containers in a recycling bin.
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recycling bins
Recycling bins set side by side with trash bins.
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plastic items being sorted at a recycling centre
Plastic items being sorted at a recycling centre.
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scrap metal
A heap of scrap metal.
Paul Goyette