Risk assessment recycled plastics

The production of plastics also involves the use of potentially harmful chemicals under the name of stabilizers or colorants. Many of these stabilizers/additives have not undergone environmental risk assessment and their impact on human health and the environment is currently uncertain and doubtful. Phthalates, as additives, are widely used in the manufacturing of PVC products, and risk assessments of the effects of phthalates on the environment are currently being carried out. Recent research for the Community Recycling Network casts doubt on whether pyrolysis and gasification are the right processes for dealing with the residual municipal waste. 

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