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[The following is from a US website about recycling plastics (回收 料).]Q: Why should I recycle plastics? A: In the US, we produce tons of plastic waste every year, but we recycle only about9% of it. A lot of this waste goes into the sea, and it is killing se a animals. As...
Steel– Domestic steel scrap is used in the production of new steel. Practicing good recycling habits is not difficult, nor is there a secret to being a “good recycler.” There are lots of ways to help create and maintain a better community through recycling. ...
A new lawsuit claims the public has been mislead about recycling. Here's what you need to know.
But scientists say that recycling plastic waste has mostly failed because it's very difficult to collect and nearly impossible to sort. Because plastic is often made from harmful materials, it can be harmful to the environment to reprocess.Much of the solution falls on big companies to change ...
This paper focuses on recycling plastics, specifically a new demand-driven approach to recycling of engineered thermoplastics. I will share with you what I believe is required to profitably recycle ETPs, and how we at B&M are doing just that. I will attempt to dispel a few of the ...
which is actually very recyclable, oftentimes has a cap on it, which isn't. And, most people leave the cap on the bottle, which makes the whole process very difficult. So, we have this situation where we talk about recycling for a long time, but we ended up ...
Burning garbag e will hamper recycling programs.BURN?Coexistenc e of Recycling an d waste-to-energy can go well with each other in recycling and that som e materials lik e aluminum ar e fit to recycle, while burning waste others lik e plastics ar e fit to (8)Whether to burn or not ...
“Recycling is like a religion here,” says Laura Leebrick, head of government affairs at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in Southern Oregon. “It has been meaningful for people in Oregon to recycle, they feel like they are doing something good for the planet – and now they are having the rug...
8.coexistence;考查信息提升的能力.根据右边表格"Recycling and waste-to-energy can go well with each other in that some materials like aluminum are fit to recycle,while others like plastics are fit to burn.回收利用和废物转化为能源可以很好地相互配合,因为像铝这样的材料适合回收,而像塑料这样的材料则...