... in a general sense. Some types can be collected, rendered down, and made into things. The question is whether it's worth all the energy and resources required to wash, collect and process it, when new plastic is so cheap to make.

Dump mining is similar. Possible in theory, but costly.

> heat pumps don't work

Well that one's like saying fridges don't work. They're just the same thing in reverse.

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