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Could $100 oil turn dumps into plastic mines?

LONDON (Reuters) - Sparked by surging oil, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting rubbish dumps.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=hWc6fK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=hWc6fK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=IP8Xhk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=IP8Xhk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=eZq1Vk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=eZq1Vk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~4/374741887" height="1" width="1"/>