That number corresponds to the type of plastic it's made of, and therefore, how to recycle it. Soda bottles made of PET have a "1", while milk jugs made of Polypropylene would have a "5".

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That was five to 50 times higher than the rate detected in plastic bottles or metal cans. "We expected the opposite result," PhD student Iseline Chaib, who conducted the research, told AFP.

The crushed plastic bottles will end up at a new PET recycling plant that is expected to open in Hong Kong in the second half of 2020, by a joint venture between Swire, Baguio Waste Management ...