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A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach ...

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"Although people are typically encouraged to recycle plastic goods, not all plastics can be recycled and instead must be put toward another use."Soft plastics like grocery bags, mailers ...