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How plastic is recycled into insulation.
scrap metal
How are old bottles recycled into new ones?
An open butter container sits on a wooden surface.
How enzymes in wax moth larvae could lead to new recycling biotechnologies
Turning cities into raw material depots for recycling
How most of a car's parts are recycled
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How plastic is recycled into insulation.
Recycling diverts waste from landfills.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How are old bottles recycled into new ones?
Learn how glass bottles are recycled.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © SergeyVButorin-iStock/Getty Images Plus
How science is fixing recycling's grossest problem
Polypropylene recycling has a problem: It stinks.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How enzymes in wax moth larvae could lead to new recycling biotechnologies
Learn how scientists hope to create biotechnologies that will aid in recycling by...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Turning cities into raw material depots for recycling
Researchers are looking for new ways to recycle building materials, including steel,...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
How most of a car's parts are recycled
Learn how automobiles are recycled, including the uses of various parts.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Monkey Business Images/Dreamstime.com
Know about microbead (microplastic) pollution and its devastating effect on marine life
A report on microbead (microplastic) pollution and its effect on marine life.
Video: © Behind the News (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Is Styrofoam recyclable?
Learn why Styrofoam (polystyrene) is not recycled as much as it could be.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Is garbage the next big resource for energy?
Learn why garbage is a valuable resource.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Vchalup/Dreamstime.com; © Mariajojojo86/Dreamstime.com
Learn in depth the process of how paper products are produced and recycled
Overview of the papermaking process.
Video: © Forestry Works (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Discover how individuals can change their habits of consumption and disposal of single-use products, especially plastics, to keep trash out of the ocean
Learn how to prevent litter from ending up in the ocean.
Video: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
Learn how local recycling waste-management programs lessen landfills' solid-waste burdens
The role of recycling in solid-waste disposal.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Learn how littering and the improper disposal of waste put trash in the oceans
Learn where marine debris—trash in the ocean—comes from.
Video: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce

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Plastic, glass, and metal containers in a recycling bin.
© Brand X Pictures/Jupiterimages Corporation
recycling bins
Recycling bins set side by side with trash bins.
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plastic items being sorted at a recycling center
Plastic items being sorted at a recycling center.
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scrap metal
A heap of scrap metal.
Paul Goyette
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