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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (6624)8/4/2001 10:20:07 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
I don't know about New Zealand but in the US recycling is good for the economy as well as the ecology:

Fleece made from recycled PETE plastic bottles is very nice, soft and warm.
patagonia.com

"Lumber" made from recycled HDPE plastic (milk bottles, bleach bottles):
itsrecycled.com

Using recycled aluminum saves 95% of the energy it uses to process ore:
aluminum.org

Recycled glass containers use less energy to process than sand - and if the glass isn't good enough to use for new containers it can be used in road aggregates - cheaper than crushed rock.
gpi.org
gpi.org

Motor oil doesn't wear out, it just gets dirty, and can be recycled:
recycleoil.org