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Compared with vaunted alternative materials such as paper, plastics save water and trees at a time when potable water is scarce and deforestation is a major concern.
At least, that’s the headline of an article in the Harvard Health Letter reporting on the study. But the study itself notes that the findings don’t prove that BPA causes premature death, but simply “adds to concerns about its potential toxicity.”
The world’s largest online retailer has banned a number of plastics in private-label food-contact products, despite the fact that decades-long studies have shown these polymers to be safe for humans under real-world conditions.
A key objective of the four-year project is to produce ABS from recycled feedstock for the first time by taking advantage of advanced recycling technologies.