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recycling, (Our plastic is sent to Australia and Southeast Asia to be made…
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Our plastic is sent to Australia and Southeast Asia to be made into just about anything plastic can be made in to, which is a lot! Buckets, polyester fibre and wheelie bins are just some of the new forms our plastic takes.
Paper and cardboard can be made into newsprint, writing paper, tissue, corrugated cardboard, egg cartons and fruit trays. This is done in New Zealand as well as Asia.
Glass is recycled in New Zealand. It’s mainly turned into bottles and jars but can also be made into what’s known as ‘glasscrete’ and ‘glassphalt’, which is a material used in road building.
Aluminium is used to make new aerosol and drink cans, while steel is made into food cans, wire and building materials in New Zealand and Asia.
