Why can’t we recycle plastic in the same way we do for metal? Melt it and remold it?

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Why can’t we recycle plastic in the same way we do for metal? Melt it and remold it?

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Not all plastic melts. “Thermoplastic” ones melt when heated, but “thermosetting” ones are made strong by complicated bonds that don’t break down with heat. They will catch fire first.

This is a partial answer, naturally.

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