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mechanical recycling of plastics: a standalone construct

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Polymer science

reprocessing plastic waste by sorting, grinding, washing and remelting without changing its chemical structure, with property loss from degradation and contamination.

In polymer science, mechanical recycling of plastics refers to reprocessing plastic waste by sorting, grinding, washing and remelting without changing its chemical structure, with property loss from degradation and contamination. This meaning comes from Ragaert (2017) in Waste Management.[1]

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Ragaert, K., Delva, L., & Van Geem, K. (2017). Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste. Waste Management, 69, 24-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.07.044

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