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Contaminants making their way into food-contact items
News:
- A study found that manufacturers are using recycled electrical equipment, containing toxic chemical, as a source of black plastic.
Important facts:
- Black plastic is used as food containers and children’s toys which makes it toxic.
- Chemicals like are applied to eclectic devices as flame retardants and pigments.
- These chemicals remain within the products even when they reach the product’s expiration
- The inefficiency to separate black waste before recycling the expired electronic items leads to contamination.
- Black plastics in the waste stream cannot be recycled easily.
- This poses a threat to human health, marine life and coastal environment.
