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HDPE
Several types of plastic
will be sorted, shredded and recycled at Union Carbide in New Jersey.
This high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) will be turned into tiny plastic pellets and sold to the makers of shampoo and detergent bottles.
According to a 1999 report
by the EPA, 5.4% of plastic products are recycled in the United States.
Each year, more than 22 million
tons of plastic is generated.
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