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Recycled Plastic Material

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Bridge with Rumble Steps Recycles approximately 4300 waste bottles that would otherwise go to landfills	Rumble Descent Recycles approximately 3900 waste bottles that would otherwise go to landfills	Mini Mound Recycles approximately 1600 waste bottles that would otherwise go to landfills
Advantages of recycled Plastic
Material does not require painting or staining, so reduces maintenance costs Resistant to fungal growth Will not rot unlike wood Does not splinter unlike wood High density material reduces vandalism damage Extremely hardwearing material Uses a waste product that would otherwise go to land fills.
Interesting facts on recycling - Plastic bottles
Recycling a single plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60W lightbulb for up to 6 hours On average, every household uses 373 plastic bottles each year of which just 29 are recycled 36,350 tonnes of bottles recycled in 2004 saved approximately 37 million kWh of energy 727 million plastic bottles were recycled in 2004 (36,350 tonnes)