How to tell if that plastic bottle or bag has recycled material in it (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

How to tell if that plastic bottle or bag has recycled material in it

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Adding a fluorescent tag to recycled plastics could help track their amount in new single-use products.

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Adapted from ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2022

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