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Depolymerisation

Converting or recycling plastics back into the raw materials from which they were made by breaking-up the polymer molecule. Depolymerisation includes such processes as methanolysis, glycolisis, hydrolysis, and pyrolysis.
Drop-off center

A depot where consumers bring recyclables.