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Heaps of pharmaceuticals, toxic chemicals found in recycled plastics (newatlas.com)
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Because of the range of compounds found, the researchers say that they believe recycled plastics are unfit for most uses and that they don't contribute to a circular material lifecycle.

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[–] SloanTheServal@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Or at least use the right plastic for them. PLA readily decomposes in only a few days under industrial composting conditions at 55-70ºC. Whereas ABS, a commonly used plastic in many applications, doesn't react to composting and can last 1000+ years in a landfill.

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

And you can make PLA from something other than oil.