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

Campaign group says plastics are incompatible with circular economy as countries prepare for treaty talksRecycling 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. Continue reading...