How Plastic Recycling Actually Works

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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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Producer: Sean Parsons
Writer: George Zaidan
Scientific Consultants: Wim Thielemans, PhD;Michelle Boucher, PhD
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https://www.thoughtco.com/recycling-p...
https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/pl...
https://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...
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https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/...
https://www.britannica.com/science/po...
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