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That's within the range of a kitchen oven. The biggest problem is that plastic is so cheap that even that relatively modest energy use may make it uneconomic compared to virgin TPA, especially if you have to clean the inputs thoroughly first.



In fairness, that’s mostly because current plastic production externalizes the cost of everything about the lifecycle before and after manufacturing and use.


Tariff on virgin, and at least half the same for recycled material.




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