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Inhance claims their containers are recyclable, so a number of them probably do get recycled into new HDPE containers. How do you warn consumers about this with
by anonymouskimmer 3y ago
Inhance claims their containers are recyclable, so a number of them probably do get recycled into new HDPE containers. How do you warn consumers about this without turning them off of all recycled plastics?
- 0xDEADFED5 3y agothat's a fair point, but if it was up to me i'd be happy to see labeling on the specifically fluorinated containers. or maybe it's not even necessary to worry about because the containers are just as unhealthy as all the other containers?
- GeorgeHahn 3y agoIt's plausible that broad concern about recycled plastics would be valid. This study[1] found that the recycled plastics analyzed were fairly toxic. I recall another that found the same for recycled synthetic clothing, but I was unable to find a reference. 1. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231110112511.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231110112511.h...
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoEgad. We really need to be breaking these back down into oil or syngas and resynthesizing new plastics from that.
- coryrc 3y agoWe should be doing exactly that.