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Re:Study Pinpoints Source of Banned Gas That Saps Ozone Laye... by admn2 on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @10:52PM (#19987939)
Is that actually what happens to our recycling? I was just wondering today how all this plastic gets repurposed. Does it get shipped overseas then dumped?
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Re:Study Pinpoints Source of Banned Gas That Saps Ozone Laye... by Red_Tarsius on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @11:07PM (#19988016)
Some plastic is used to make polyester clothing, but the latter can't be recycled any further. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyF9MxlcItw
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Re:Study Pinpoints Source of Banned Gas That Saps Ozone Laye... by internet_user on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @11:19PM (#19988089)
so what happens to that? burned?
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