Recycled plastics source control

Recychng single resin plastics from postindustrial or postconsumer sources typically utihzes standard processing equipment. Plastics are melted, extruded, pelletized, and then formed into a final product. Additives may be added that compensate for prior use, additional processing caused thermal histories or new product needs but the use of these additives is minimized to control the overall cost of the recycled plastic and thereby increase the overall profitability of the process. The next section addresses some of the technical issues associated with recychng specific individual plastic streams. 

Recycling of plastics could be a source of MCCPs and LCCPs depending on the extent of dust control at the facility. Yuan et al. [17] found relatively high levels of SCCPs in soils (2.9 pg/g) from an electronic-waste dismantling area in China. 

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