Once some types of plastic undergoes that melting process, it chemically changes and won’t melt again, but burns instead. Try heating a plastic water bottle (don’t).
You can re-melt other types of plastic, but with our current supply chain setup, it’s cheaper to buy new pellets instead of collecting, transporting, cleaning, sorting, and recycling it. China used to buy a ton, but they’ve toned down recently.
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