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  • Eheran@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlshit...
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    1 day ago

    But why put them in the hole? If you have no clean burning, the filter mostly gets carbon, which can be burned again. Some plastics like PVC release HCl, so you need to scrub that, but the result is harmless table salt. The biggest issue is formation of dioxins, so you need to have a high flame temperature to make sure everything burns clean. Otherwise dust etc. could contain heavy metals, but that is not directly from the plastic.




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    2 days ago

    This is actually incorrect, you can absolutely break plastic into its basic constituents and create new plastic. But that costs more than simply using already existing oil.

    The cheaper downcycle method is roughly separating the plastics and using certain ones to make new items like plastic bags, buckets etc.