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Share on Pinterest A recent study found that bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastic particles. GNL Media/Getty Images According to a new study, bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of ...

Plastic recycling was sold as the answer, but new data suggests the system may be failing far more waste than expected.

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In early 2018, residents of Boise, Idaho were told by city officials that a breakthrough technology could transform their hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-polluting fuel. The program, backed by ...