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Who Said Recycling Was Green? It Makes Microplastics By the Ton

A study finds one plastics recycling plant in the U.K. produces as much as 3 million pounds of microplastics a year—and that’s with filtering.



Who Said Recycling Was Green? It Makes Microplastics By the Ton - Inside Climate News
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Who Said Recycling Was Green? It Makes Microplastics By the Ton - Inside Climate News
Research out of Scotland suggests that the chopping, shredding and washing of plastic in recycling facilities may turn as much as six to 13 percent of incoming waste into microplastics—tiny, toxic particles that are an emerging and ubiquitous environmental health concern for the planet and people. A team of four researchers measured and analyzed microplastics […]


Recycling can release huge quantities of microplastics, study finds
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Recycling can release huge quantities of microplastics, study finds
Scientists find high levels of microplastics in wastewater from unnamed UK plant – and in air surrounding facility

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