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The company figured out how to turn 100 miles' worth of the plastic booms used to contain the enormous oil leak into 100,000 pounds of plastic resin. That material will be combined with recycled tires from another GM facility, resulting in a plastic engine component that deflects air around the car's radiator.
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According to GM, the 50 tons of recycled plastic will be enough to last the company through the first year of Chevy Volt production. However, Chevy has announced that it'll manufacture just 10,000 units in 2011.