Plastic Fantastic: MBA Polymers begins commercial production of plastics made from waste electronics

Madeleine Cuff
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Shredded electronic waste used to make recycled plastic for automotive and consumer electronics industries for the first time

MBA Polymers has become the first company in the world to start commercial production of a recycled PC/ABS plastic made from electronic waste. The global plastics recycling firm announced yesterday...

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