7 benefits of recycling | Friends of the Earth

SCIENCE - EXPLAINED on Instagram: "What you’re watching isn’t just recycling — it’s transformation. Plastic that once polluted landfills and oceans is collected, sorted, cleaned, shredded, melted, and reborn into something valuable again. This process shows how science, engineering, and responsibility can work together to close the loop on waste. 🔹 Discarded plastic is first sorted by type to ensure quality 🔹 It’s washed and shredded into small flakes 🔹 Heat and pressure melt the plastic into