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Date	Process	Result
November 2, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
March 12, 2008	Peer review	Reviewed

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Microplastic

According to a recent study, recycling plastic releases a lot of microplastics — as much as 6-13% of the plastic processed. I think it's noteworthy to be added in the 'criticism' section

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/23/recycling-can-release-huge-quantities-of-microplastics-study-finds 85.158.156.2 (talk) 08:45, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Solvent/liquid recycling

This is somewhat related to green solvent but that article has a lot of issues. Doesn't a section on solvent recycling belong in this article, or at least in recycling by material? Acetic acid, for example, has 1/4th of its production needs met each year by recycling. Recon rabbit 17:32, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Microplastic

Solvent/liquid recycling

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