. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Recycling Old plastic soda bottles can return as clothing and carpet. Aluminum cans and glass bottles reappear anew on the shelves under different brand names. Recycling gives trash a new lease on life. Old plastic soda bottles can return as clothing and carpet. Aluminum cans and glass bottles reappear anew on the shelves under different brand names. Yesterday's news, in the pages of old magazines and newspapers, is reincarnated as tomorrow's newsprint. Newspapers are also returned as molded paper egg cart
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Recycling Old plastic soda bottles can return as clothing and carpet. Aluminum cans and glass bottles reappear anew on the shelves under different brand names. Recycling gives trash a new lease on life. Old plastic soda bottles can return as clothing and carpet. Aluminum cans and glass bottles reappear anew on the shelves under different brand names. Yesterday's news, in the pages of old magazines and newspapers, is reincarnated as tomorrow's newsprint. Newspapers are also returned as molded paper egg cartons, attic insulation and mulch. The process works to the extent that people feel like they can make a difference and they support recycled markets. The EPA advocates this conservation-minded approach — and composting — after Americans have done their best to precycle. Recycling began in earnest in 1988, although the record extends back 30 years. Over that period of time, the pace grew twice as fast as landfilling. The amount of waste that we recycle is now about 33 million tons, but it's still only a quarter of the 130 million tons of trash we bury. In Raleigh, a drive to the office on recycling day tells me that people are willing to sort and store two weeks worth of garbage. The green bins are piled high with plastic milk bottles, newspapers and drink cans. At work, the university reclaims used paper, cans and glass that have been separated and stored. But the drive home on recycling day tells another story. Yards are strewn with throwbacks of unrecyclable plastic — peanut butter jars, vegetable oil bottles, juice and sports drink containers. For lack of a market, only a percentage of plastic we bring into our homes is being used again. Typically, depending on where you live, the containers marked PET 1 and HDPE 2 are most recyclable. These include soda bottles, some salad dressing containers and milk jugs. The rest, labeled 3 through 7, are usually landfilled or incin
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