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色別に分別された回収PETボトルの圧縮束（青、無色、緑）- チェコ共和国、オロモウツ。
混合された廃棄物の手作業による仕分け（2分間の動画）。
光学分離を使用した先進的なリサイクルプラント
年間に生産され、処分されるプラスチックの世界的な数量（1950年から2015年まで）、埋立地、リサイクル、焼却を通じて処分された推定数量を示す。
ポリマータイプ別の世界的なプラスチック廃棄物発生量。色はリサイクル可能性を示す。青は広くリサイクルされ、黄色は時折リサイクルされるが、赤は通常リサイクルされない。
相溶化剤によるポリマーの相溶化。図中で黄色と水色はそれぞれ異なるポリマーAとBであり、赤黒の棒状のものは相溶化剤であり、赤色の部分はポリマーAに親和性があり、黒色の部分はポリマーBに親和性がある。このようにして相溶化剤はポリマーAとBをつなげる働きにより混和させる。同様にして油滴を水に溶けるようにするものが界面活性剤である。
オープンループリサイクリングの一例：リサイクルプラスチックボトルから作られた再利用可能なキャリアバッグ
タイ、コ・タオの焼却炉にある大量のプラスチックを含むごみの山。適切な焼却炉はダイオキシンなど焼却による有害な毒素の放出を削減できるが、現実にはすべてのプラスチックが適切な炉で焼却されているわけではない。