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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns

Empty plastic bottles collected for recycling
Representatives from 173 countries last year agreed to develop a legally binding treaty covering the ‘full lifecycle’ of plastics from production to disposal. Photograph: ermingut/Getty Images

Recycling plastic can make it more toxic and should not be considered a solution to the pollution crisis, Greenpeace has warned before the latest round of negotiations for an international plastics treaty.

“Plastics are inherently incompatible with a circular economy,” the global environmental network said in a report that brings together research showing recycled plastics are more toxic than their virgin constituents.

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