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  2. PET bottle recycling - Wikipedia

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    out of 3 Mt bottles sold, 900kt of PET bottles (up from 600kt in 2008 [36]) were collected in 2018 (so around 1/3). 700kt of r-PET were produced for which the end uses were: 15% sheets & films; 35% bottles (1/5 for food contact). 40% fibres; 8% strapping; 1% other; In 2019, 81% of the PET bottles sold in Switzerland were recycled, [37] as in ...

  3. Chronic egg laying - Wikipedia

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    While a single specific cause is unknown, chronic egg laying is believed to be triggered by hormonal imbalances influenced by a series of external factors. [1] As in the domestic chicken, female parrots are capable of producing eggs without the involvement of a male – it is a biological process that may be triggered by environmental cues such as day length (days becoming longer, indicating ...

  4. Senegal parrot - Wikipedia

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    The eggs are about 3 centimetres (1.2 inches) long by 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) wide. The eggs are incubated by the female, starting after the second egg has been laid, for about 27 to 28 days. Newly hatched chicks have a sparse white down and they do not open their eyes until about two to three weeks after hatching.

  5. Recycling codes - Wikipedia

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    Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.

  6. Colin Watson (egg collector) - Wikipedia

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    The collection numbered more than 2,000 eggs, including eggs from species such as golden eagles and osprey. [2] He successfully defended himself against the subsequent charge of illegal possession in April 1985, claiming that, with the exception of sixteen eggs, he had collected his eggs before the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981. Later in ...

  7. Bottle recycling - Wikipedia

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    Recycled glass is a necessity, as without it, manufacturers would not be able to keep up with the demand for new glass containers. [2] Recycling one glass bottle can save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes. [5] In fact for every 10% of cullet added to the production of a new bottle, energy usage goes down by 3-4%. [2]

  8. Carolina parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The bird lived in huge, noisy flocks of as many as 300 birds. It built its nest in a hollow tree, laying two to five [26] (most accounts say two) 1.6 in (4.1 cm) round white eggs. Reportedly, multiple female parakeets could deposit their eggs into one nest, similar to nesting behavior described in the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus). [27]

  9. Potoo - Wikipedia

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    The level of divergence is the highest of any genus of birds, being more typical of the divergence between genera or even families. The northern potoo was for a long time considered to be the same species as the common potoo , but the two species have now been separated on the basis of their calls .