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Explore how plastic is recycled into insulation and other building materials
Learn about the recycling of plastic bottles, which diverts waste from landfills...
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...
Turning cities into raw material depots for recycling
Researchers are looking for new ways to recycle building materials, including steel,...
How most of a car's parts are recycled
Learn how automobiles are recycled, including the uses of various parts.
Know about microbead (microplastic) pollution and its devastating effect on marine life
A report on microbead (microplastic) pollution and its effect on marine life.
Learn in depth the process of how paper products are produced and recycled
Overview of the papermaking process.
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.
Learn how local recycling waste-management programs lessen landfills' solid-waste burdens
The role of recycling in solid-waste disposal.
Learn how littering and the improper disposal of waste put trash in the oceans
Learn where marine debris—trash in the ocean—comes from.
Images
Plastic, glass, and metal containers in a recycling bin.
© Brand X Pictures/Jupiterimages Corporation
plastic items being sorted at a recycling centre
Plastic items being sorted at a recycling centre.
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