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Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) - 23% of all plastic bottles. This type is also used to package boil-in-bag foods, meat, cosmetics, and carbonated soft drinks. ... High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is used to make 62% of all plastic bottles, most commonly containing milk, detergents, shampoos, pharmaceuticals, juices,
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www3.niu.edu/recycling/alum_facts/page4.html
www3.niu.edu/recycling/alum_facts/page4.html
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More than 2.4 billion pounds of plastic bottles were recycled in 2008. Although the amount of plastic bottles recycled in the U.S. has grown every year since 1990, the actual recycling rate remains steady at around 27 percent. ... Bibliography: Plastic Recycling Facts...
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earth911.com/plastic/plastic-bottle-recycling-facts/
earth911.com/plastic/plastic-bottle-recycling-facts/
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Americans buy an estimated 29.8 billion plastic water bottles every year. ... HDPE and PET bottles showed the highest recycling rates of any plastic bottles types, at 27.1 and 23.1 percent, respectively. ... Bibliography: Facts About Plastic Bottles...
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earth911.com/plastic/plastic-bottles/facts-about-plasti...
earth911.com/plastic/plastic-bottles/facts-about-plastic-bottles/
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Plastic surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. While famous for aesthetic surgery, plastic surgery also includes two main fields: body modif...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery
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Top Ten Ways To Conserve Water | Is the Water We Drink Pure? | A Sea of Plastic | Testing Your Water | Quick Facts on Plastic Pollution | Back to the Main Page...
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www.greenfeet.net/newsletter/quick-facts-on-plastic-pol...
www.greenfeet.net/newsletter/quick-facts-on-plastic-pollution.shtml
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Life Without Plastic provides advice and real alternatives to plastics ... Plastic is versatile, lightweight, flexible, moisture resistant, durable, strong and relatively inexpensive. It can be chemical resistant, clear or opaque, and practically unbreakable. These are wonderful useful qualities, and plastic plays...
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lifewithoutplastic.com/en/about-plastic.html
lifewithoutplastic.com/en/about-plastic.html
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Interesting Facts about Plastics ... 2. Strength of Plastics: ; Four of five grocery bags used are plastic because they are convenient for both shoppers and retailers. Today's plastic carrier bags use 70% less plastics than 20 years ago, yet remain strong and durable and allow you to carry many heavy objects at one time.
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www.siplas.com/facts.htm
www.siplas.com/facts.htm
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"Lightweighting" of plastic products has reduced the amount of material used and made them easier to crush e. g. Carrier bags reduced from 47mm thick to 25mm Yoghurt pots from 12g to 5g;
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www.recyclingconsortium.org.uk/secondary/facts/plastic....
www.recyclingconsortium.org.uk/secondary/facts/plastic.htm
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Please credit the American Society of Plastic Surgeons when citing statistical data or using graphics. Department of Public Relations 444 East Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4664 n Phone 847-228-9900 n Fax 847-228-7485;
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www.plasticsurgery.org/Media/stats/2008-quick-facts-cos...
www.plasticsurgery.org/Media/stats/2008-quick-facts-cosmetic-surgery-minimally-invasive-statistics.pdf
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