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When I was a kid everyone told me never to burn plastic, because it produces tons of hazardous chemicals.
by andai 2y ago
When I was a kid everyone told me never to burn plastic, because it produces tons of hazardous chemicals.
- riskable 2y agoAs far as I know, burning a clear PET water bottle is harmless as it only releases carbon dioxide (and water vapor). PET is the opposite of flame-retardant, BTW. Light the top of a clear PET water bottle and it'll often burn like a candle (though much faster).
- andai 2y agoBit more than that. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00268970802077876 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/002689708020778...
- regularfry 2y agoIt strongly depends on which plastic. PVC is the really nasty one.