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INCREASED recycling of plastics is seen by many as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis. However, toxic chemicals from plastics are not removed in the recycling process but are carried over into the new products.
Plastics recycling is supposed to contribute to the “circular economy”, but plastics containing toxic chemicals should not be recycled and should be considered as non-circular materials. (The circular economy optimises resources, reduces the consumption of raw materials, and recovers waste by recycling and re-purposing.)
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