> putting plastic bottles in a recycling bin so they can be melted down to make new ones This can't be done with the type of plastic used to make bottles. Pla

> putting plastic bottles in a recycling bin so they can be melted down to make new ones This can't be done with the type of plastic used to make bottles. Plastic bottles are either reused as-is, or "downcycled" to lower grade plastic used for different products, like fleece clothing or fiberboards. http://www.greenhome.com/blog/what-is-downcycling http://www.greenhome.com/blog/what-is-downcycling