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Recycling's Proven Record
APPENDIX B
Pollutants Associated With Virgin-Based Plastics
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Dichloromethane Toluene Acetone Methyl Ethyl Ketone Styrene 1,1,1,-Trichloroethane Carbon Disulfide Methanol Xylene (Mixed Isomers) Ammonium Sulfate (Solution) Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Ammonia Glycol Ethers Formaldehyde Trichlorofluoromethane N-Butyl Alcohol Chloroethane Trichloroethylene Phenol Freon 113 Tetrachloroethylene Ethylene Glycol Cyclohexane Ethylbenzene 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene Isopropyl Alcohol (Manufact) Methyl Methacrylate D1(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate 2-Methoxyethanol Zinc Compounds Barium Compounds Hydrochloric Acid Butyraldehyde Dichlorodifluoromethane 1,4-Dioxane Ethylene Oxide |
Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Adipate |
Chloroprene |
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