Circular Economy

These companies can recycle nearly anything, from cigarette butts to fax machines

Cigarette butt ends are seen discarded on a public flower bed wall in London, Britain May 9, 2017.     REUTERS/Russell Boyce - RC1BAAAD0820

Cigarette butts are given healthier lives as sheet boards or injection moulding. Image: REUTERS/Russell Boyce

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