<p><strong>When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals.<br>
Because of this, the scientists judge recycled plastics unfit for most purposes and a hinder in the attempts to create a c...
Numerous studies show that hazardous chemicals can accumulate even in relatively close-loop plastic recycling systems.
I think this is the problem. There can be toxic chemicals in new plastics too, but they accumulate in recycled plastics making them much more toxic than the original.
My bad. I lost interest and dropped the article before reaching this. It does change things. Thankfully we only recycle 1-3% of plastics {hide the pain Howard.jpg}