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Plastic makers promote advanced recycling, but the reality reveals technical, financial, and environmental limitations.

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which can be easily recycled at home. "These include PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, which is most commonly found in plastic drinks bottles; HDPE, or high-density polyethylene, which is typically ...