Posts Tagged ‘plastics’
How does your recycling eventually get separated?
May 14th, 2010
When I put my recycling out every 2 weeks, we can put all of the different types of recycling together. But how does the paper get separated from the plastics and glass? Does someone manually do it, or is there a machine?
How do recycling plants separate different types of plastics?
April 17th, 2010
Better yet, how do recycling plants separate the different materials. I know that if you were to mix two different types of plastics, that they would not be able to be re-used(even though I heard of a new technology where someone was able to mix two different types of plastics to form a super strong one). How do they separate plastics 1-5 and number 7? Also, how do they separate the adhesives and other materials on recyclable products like glass and plastic bottles?
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Tags: adhesives, different materials, glass and plastic bottles, new technology, plants, plastics, recyclable products, strong one
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How do recycling codes work on bottles and paper?
April 11th, 2010
I see there is the recycling triangle with a number inside. What do those mean?
I am talking about plastics.
