Recycling Plastic Materials Are a Problem Because

question 28

Multiple Choice

Recycling plastic materials are a problem because

• A) many plastics are mixed with other wastes and are difficult to isolate
• B) plastics may contain stabilizers that must be removed prior to recycling
• C) virgin plastic resin is artificially cheaper than recycled resin
• D) they are unnecessarily and excessively used as single-use and throw-away packaging.
• E) all of these answers

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