When Recycling Is Bad For The Environment By Rachel Cernansky

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The process of recycling plastic has several effects. According to "When Recycling is Bad for the Environment" by Rachel Cernansky, Cernansky points out that "There are so many types of plastics that sorting equipment can’t look for all possible additives in the materials passing through". Additives change the melting points of plastic of the same category. Consequently, it is impossible to melt and recycle plastic of the same kind together. In addition, any impurities left on plastic after washing can affect the strength and durability. As a consequence, companies creating products with recycled plastic that contains contaminant will end up with weak products. On the other hand, the process of recycling plastic uses less energy than producing