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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by robotnikman on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @05:07PM (#26095446)
The microplastics which we don't see always comes to my mind when I see plastic reused in ways such as this.

Though it probably does depend on the type of plastic, but I'm no chemist.

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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by lmilcin on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @05:19PM (#26095579)
This is plastic that would go to landfill. Expect it to contain just about everything.

I don't expect this to be heavily processed. More like melted together with some additions.

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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by Puts on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @05:27PM (#26095666)
Microplastics is a huge problem, BUT I can't imagine this being worse than things like tiers and shoe soles.
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