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# Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns
- URL: https://werd.io/recycled-plastic-can-be-more-toxic-and-is-no-fix/
- Published: 2023-05-24T12:47:59.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-24T12:47:59.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

“But … the toxicity of plastic actually increases with recycling. Plastics have no place in a circular economy and it’s clear that the only real solution to ending plastic pollution is to massively reduce plastic production.” [#Climate](https://werd.io/tag/Climate)

\[[Link](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/24/recycled-plastic-more-toxic-no-fix-pollution-greenpeace-warns)\]