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Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows • Apr. 10, 2025, 4:15 AM ET (The Guardian)

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plastic soft-drink bottles
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Banbury mixer
section of a screw extruder of thermoplastic polymers
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injection molding of thermoplastic polymers
blow molding of plastic containers
polystyrene
The video thumbnail image shows a person's hand holding small fragments of colorful plastic.
Video thumbnail image shows a large amount of plastic trash collected from the ocean.
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