Where Does All Your Recycling Really Go?
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Recycling Plastics
Plastics traditionally have been made from chemicals in oil, but now it's mostly made from chemicals and ethane. Most plastics in the United States does not get recycled. Now we see a massive amount of plastic waste going to Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Turkey, and more recently, Africa. Everyone should keep recycling paper, metal, glass, and only plastic that has the little tiny number on the bottom, number one, or number two. Those are resin codes.
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