Old plastic bottles could soon be used to make a usable type of fuel similar to diesel.
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Plastic is widely recycled, but close to two thirds of the global production still end up in landfills or the environment.
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The new technique turns plastic into fuel by mixing it with other materials.
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About 80 million tonnes of polyethylene, which is more difficult to degrade than other plastics, are produced each year.
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An estimated eight million tons of plastic enter our oceans and waterways every year. At this rate, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050.
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Buildings are reflected in the waters of a garbage filled river in Manila.
