In fact, most things made of paper, metal, glass and plastic can be recycled.

事实上，大多数由纸、金属、玻璃和塑料制成的东西都可以被回收利用。

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The plastic can later be incorporated into huts.

这些塑料的可以随后组合成帐篷。

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Plastic parts can substitute for metal ones, but they don't last long.

塑料零件可以代替金属零件，但是它们不耐用。

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But there are some issues to be resolved before plastic can truly find its place in the sun.

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Dow's materials-engineering center is busy brainstorming ways that plastic can be used to replace wood and steel in durable goods, particularly home appliances and auto parts.

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Cheaper, lighter panels, increasingly made of plastic, can then be hung on this skeleton.

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