Recyling for our future

Like me, you must have wondered what happens to the recycled plastics that we send away each week. Today I found out a little about what that plastic becomes, apparently the HDPE plastics (carrier bags and bottles and the like) can be turned into HDPE 'regrind' or Virgin HDPE Granules. When that plastic is re-used the granules are more sought after due to their more consistent quality and color, you can see what the granules look like from the photograph.
Recycling will have to become our way for life for the future as landfill sites become fuller and more real estate is needed for housing. In the future, landfill will become more expensive as sites will have to be created further and further away from towns and cities. If homeowners take care over segregating their waste, better use can be made from the scrap, and better quality products can be produced. If you are not already recycling, bear in mind that every time you throw something away, that piece of rubbish has to end up somewhere. Once it has been taken away, it doesn't disappear....