{"id":252212,"date":"2024-06-06T07:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T07:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/how-many-times-can-that-be-recycled\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:47:07","slug":"how-many-times-can-that-be-recycled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/how-many-times-can-that-be-recycled\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Times Can That Be Recycled?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I used to think that plastic water bottles could be infinitely recycled, that every time I tossed one into the blue bin, it eventually came out to be another plastic bottle. As it turns out, that\u2019s not the case. Some materials can <\/em>be recycled infinitely, but plastic is not<\/em> one of them.<\/p>\n So if a recyclable isn\u2019t reborn as the original item, where does it go? I found out most recyclable items are recycled down (or \u201cdowncycled\u201d). That means your water bottle may turn into a synthetic fabric or material for a park bench.<\/p>\n But can that park bench be recycled? Can my \u201crecycled\u201d notebook be re-recycled? Just how many times can that material be recycled?<\/p>\n Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong><\/em> This post contains affiliate links, which helps fund our <\/em>Recycling Directory<\/em>, the most comprehensive in North America.<\/em><\/p>\n When it is recycled, the quality of the plastic…<\/p>\n<\/div>\nPlastic: Once or twice<\/h3>\n