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Plastic is a ________________
solid
True or False: Plastic bottles are sorted by colors at a recycling plant
True
Plastics have a ____ on them
Number
True or False: Plastics can be recycled together even if they have a different number
False
True or False: Bottles in each bin go into hot liquid
True
The liquid is made from _________, chemicals, and water
Soap
_______ and chemicals remove the labels and caps
Heat
True or false: Caps are a different type of plastic than the bottles
True
Bottles and caps _______ (can or cannot) be recycled together
cannot
The plastic bottles are cut into tiny pieces called __________ (shreds or flakes)
flakes
True or false: Once the bottle is cut up, the pieces are cleaned with heat
True
The pieces of plastic are made into tiny __________ called pellets
balls
Recycling plastic is a ___________ change
Physical
True or false: Most recycled bottles are made into new bottles
False
Recycled plastic can be used to make car ____________
Parts
True or false: The pellets are melted into a liquid
True
