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Old 26th October 2017, 22:27
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Thanks for the link, Ron. Recycling more plastic seems a simple solution, but I'm afraid it isn't. The injection moulding industry uses as much as is practical, but recycled polymers perform differently in the manufacturing process to virgin polymers, and are not as durable in the finished article.
PET bottles for example, much loved by the drinks manufacturers, are difficult to recycle, and unless the actual bottle can be used for something other than a drinks container, it gets converted for the manufacture of man made fibres. As here;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_bottle_recycling
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