August 11, 2008

Bangladesh Turns Plastic Bottles Into Export Industry

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Bangladeshis are making a living from recycling plastic bottles, turning it into an export industry for South Asian nations, Reuters reports.

Bangladesh exports over 20,000 tonnes of PET flakes created in the 3,000 factories located across the country worth $10 million last year and the business is growing by 20 percent every year.

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