The Magic Makeover

Ready to show off your magical skills? Hover over each bottle below, say โ€œHocus Pocus!โ€, and watch what it could become after being recycled!

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Detergent Bottle

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Playground Equipment

Old detergent bottles can be recycled into durable plastic lumber used to build playground equipment that lasts for decades!

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Soda Bottle

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Backpack

Recycled soda bottles are turned into polyester fiber, which is then woven into fabric for backpacks, jackets, and more!

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Milk Jug

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Snowboard

Recycled milk jugs provide the high-density polyethylene used in snowboard bases and other sporting equipment!

Did You Know?

It takes a lot of bottles to make all those cool things โ€” over 85 bottles are needed to make the filling for a sleeping bag! That's just one reason you should add a little magic to your day and be sure to recycle everything you can, every time you can!

More Amazing Recycling Facts

  • โ—Recycled plastic bottles can be turned into fleece jackets, carpet, park benches, and even new bottles.
  • โ—About 25 recycled plastic bottles can be used to make one adult-sized fleece jacket.
  • โ—Recycling one ton of plastic saves approximately 7.4 cubic yards of landfill space.
  • โ—The energy saved by recycling one plastic bottle can power a computer for 25 minutes.