In many areas the same will soon be possible for plastics.
First, in the summer of 2002, the programs for glass and plastic were suspended.
He began going through piles of stuff in this room and the next, looking for the glass or plastic I wanted.
It was a sort of whole new horizon for plastics.
Japan is one of the most successful countries in the world for recycling plastics.
Then again, not everyone reaches for plastic when riding the subway.
When the city began its recycling program in 1988, there was barely a market at all for discarded paper, plastic and glass.
Markets for most recycled plastics have been slow to develop as well.
Oil, the most important source for energy and plastics, has dipped below $20 a barrel.
"Design a machine for rolling protective plastic over photographic film"