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passing it through a series of pipes in suspension in water. the flow rate of the plastic depends on the density, enabling streams to be taken off at different points along the pipe. recycling of polyesters, for example pet (in bottles), is now widely used. the recovered bottles are washed, ground into flakes
, melted and extruded as fibres. the fibres are then used to make products such as carpets. high density poly(ethene), hdpe, used for juice and milk bottles, is also ground into flakes, melted and pressed into sheets to be made, for example, into bin-liners or moulded into containers. recycling of plastic...
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