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Are Recycled Plastic Water Bottles Safe? Study Warns They Could Be Leaching Toxic Chemicals Into Your Drink

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Scientists have discovered that recycled plastic contains a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that can seep into water. These substances are affecting the genes linked to fat ...
The New York Times

Is Your Water Bottle Really Made From Recycled Plastic?

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...
Marketplace

Lego says making bricks from recycled bottles produces more carbon than new plastic

For years, the toymaker Lego has been trying to figure out how to make its plastic building blocks out of sustainable materials. It’s experimented with all kinds of things — Brazilian sugarcane, for ...