How Plastic Recycling Actually Works
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Reactions Science Videos | August 28, 2018
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What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them? Do they get made into fresh bottles, or do they become something else? This week on Reactions, learn why it's easier to turn bottles into workout shirts than it is to fully recycle the plastic.
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Recycling Plastics
How Plastic Recycling Equipment Works
The Violent Afterlife of a Recycled Plastic Bottle
Plastics recycling: challenges and opportunities
Recycling of polymers: a review.
How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Polyester
Chemical Recycling of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Polyethylene terephthalate
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