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Toxic Flame Retardants in Recycled Plastics [1]

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Date: 2024-12

Toxic flame retardants, linked to cancer and endocrine disruption, are showing up where they’re not expected: in black plastic household products including a takeout sushi tray, spatulas and other kitchen utensils, as well as costume beads, travel games, and other toys.

We’ve come to expect plastics in nearly every kind of product, from toys and food packaging to building materials and apparel, and we know that many plastics contain toxic ingredients. This peer-reviewed study led by Toxic-Free Future found that some toxic chemicals are entering plastic products through the back door—via contaminated recycled plastic.



Our researchers found flame retardants usually associated with electronics, such as chemicals used in television casings, in ordinary household products that don’t need flame retardancy. Their presence is likely due to use of plastics that come from electronic waste (e-waste) recycling. People are already exposed to flame retardants at home and work when these chemicals escape the electronics they’re used in, but these new detections of flame retardants indicate we may be exposed in other ways as well.

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[1] Url: https://toxicfreefuture.org/research/toxic-flame-retardants-in-recycled-plastics/

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